Apparently some or all of the papers were not downloading nicely on the NASA technical reports server, so I posted them to the wiki. (the metadata says they are all public domain)
http://psas.pdx.edu/RocketScience/#index6h2 <http://psas.pdx.edu/RocketScience/#index6h2>-Nathan On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Nathan Bergey <nathan.ber...@gmail.com>wrote: > and sharing giant 1960s papers on the subject that were written using >> typewriters. (Nathan, if those papers are available publicly, could you post >> links please?) > > > All 17 volumes are here: > > > http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/search.jsp?N=0&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode%20matchall&Ntt=%22Guidance,%20flight%20mechanics%20and%20trajectory%20optimization%22 > <http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/search.jsp?N=0&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode%20matchall&Ntt=%22Guidance,%20flight%20mechanics%20and%20trajectory%20optimization%22> > Part of the reason it's so long is that it's written from base principles. > You really don't need to read all of it, but many of the volumes are quite > interesting. > > Here is the index of volumes: > > 1. Coordinate Systems and Time Measure > 2. Observation Theory and Sensors > 3. The Two Body Problem > 4. The Calculus of Variations > 5. State Determination and/or Estimation > 6. The N-Body Problem and Special Perturbation Techniques > 7. The Pontryagin Maximum Principle > 8. Boost Guidance Equations > 9. General Perturbations Theory > 10. Dynamic Programming > 11. Guidance Equations for Orbital Operations > 12. Relative Motion, Guidance Equations for Terminal Rendezvous > 13. Numerical Optimization Methods > 14. Entry Guidance Equations > 15. Application of Optimization Techniques > 16. Mission Constraints and Trajectory Interfaces > 17. Guidance System Performance Analysis > > The most interesting one to me is #15: Application of Optimization > Techniques<http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=350776&id=7&as=false&or=false&qs=No%3D10%26Ntt%3D%2522Guidance%252c%2Bflight%2Bmechanics%2Band%2Btrajectory%2Boptimization%2522%26Ntk%3Dall%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ns%3DHarvestDate%257c1%26N%3D0>. > It sums up the previous volumes and actually solves some simple optimization > problems. > > -Nathan > >
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