A global optimality result with application to orbital transfer

Bernard Bonnard (1) , Jean-Baptiste Caillau (2)

1 IMB - Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne [Dijon]
2 IRIT-APO - Algorithmes Parallèles et Optimisation

The objective of this note is to present a global optimality result on Riemannian metrics $ds^2=dr^2+(r^2/c^2)(G(\vphi)d\theta^2+d\vphi^2)$. This result can be applied to the averaged energy minimization coplanar orbit transfer problem.

Domaines: Optimisation et contrôle [math.OC]

Bernard Bonnard, Jean-Baptiste Caillau. A global optimality result with application to orbital transfer. 2006. ⟨hal-00129535⟩