Topic · Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
Most cited papers in Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
What are the most cited papers in Spacecraft Dynamics and Control?
The most cited paper in Spacecraft Dynamics and Control is "The cosmological simulation code gadget-2" (Volker Springel, 2005), with 6,434 citations. Next come "CasADi: a software framework for nonlinear optimization and optimal control" (3,950) and "Deterministic and Stochastic Optimal Control." (2,711).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 305 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The cosmological simulation code gadget-2 Volker Springel · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 14 Nov 2005 | 6,434 |
| 2 | CasADi: a software framework for nonlinear optimization and optimal control Joel A.E. Andersson, Joris Gillis, Greg Horn et al. · Mathematical Programming Computation | 11 Jul 2018 | 3,950 |
| 3 | Deterministic and Stochastic Optimal Control. J. A. Bather, Wendell H. Fleming, Raymond Rishel · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General) | 1976 | 2,711 |
| 4 | Secular perturbations of asteroids with high inclination and eccentricity Yoshihide Kozai · The Astronomical Journal | Nov 1962 | 2,619 |
| 5 | Habitable Zones around Main Sequence Stars James F. Kasting, D. P. Whitmire, RAY T. REYNOLDS · Icarus | 1993 | 2,537 |
| 6 | Foundations of optimal control theory Henry G. Hermes · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control | Apr 1968 | 1,726 |
| 7 | Optimal control theory: An introduction W.S. Levine · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control | Jun 1972 | 1,638 |
| 8 | SNOPT: An SQP Algorithm for Large-Scale Constrained Optimization Philip E. Gill, Walter Murray, Michael A. Saunders · SIAM Journal on Optimization | 2002 | 1,607 |
| 9 | Practical Methods for Optimal Control using Nonlinear Programming JT Betts, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Jul 2002 | 1,459 |
| 10 | GPOPS-II Michael Patterson, Anil V. Rao · ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software | 27 Oct 2014 | 1,349 |
| 11 | Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications Robert G. Melton · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | Jul 1998 | 1,208 |
| 12 | REBOUND: an open-source multi-purposeN-body code for collisional dynamics H. Rein, S.-F. Liu · Astronomy and Astrophysics | 10 Nov 2011 | 1,102 |
| 13 | Solution of a Three-Body Problem in One Dimension Francesco Calogero · Journal of Mathematical Physics | Dec 1969 | 1,096 |
| 14 | A Survey of the Maximum Principles for Optimal Control Problems with State Constraints Richard F. Hartl, SURESH P. SETHI, Raymond G. Vickson · SIAM Review | Jun 1995 | 989 |
| 15 | Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods, and Applications Oliver Montenbruck, Eberhard K. A. Gill, FH Lutze · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Mar 2002 | 939 |
| 16 | Optimization: Algorithms and Consistent Approximations Elijah Polak · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) | 20 Jun 1997 | 929 |
| 17 | Optimal Control Systems DS Naidu, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky · Applied Mechanics Reviews | 2004 | 885 |
| 18 | Long-Term Stability of Planets in Binary Systems Matthew J. Holman, Paul A. Wiegert · The Astronomical Journal | 1999 | 874 |
| 19 | ECOS: An SOCP solver for embedded systems Alexander Domahidi, Eric Chu, Stephen Boyd | Jul 2013 | 750 |
| 20 | A unified framework for the numerical solution of optimal control problems using pseudospectral methods Divya Garg, Michael Patterson, William W. Hager et al. · Automatica | 4 Aug 2010 | 741 |
| 21 | Direct and indirect methods for trajectory optimization Oskar von Stryk, Roland Z. Bulirsch · Annals of Operations Research | Dec 1992 | 734 |
| 22 | Convex Programming Approach to Powered Descent Guidance for Mars Landing Behcet A. Acikmese, Scott R. Ploen · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | 22 Aug 2007 | 697 |
| 23 | Algorithm 902 Anil V. Rao, David A. Benson, Christopher L. Darby et al. · ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software | Apr 2010 | 659 |
| 24 | Direct Trajectory Optimization and Costate Estimation via an Orthogonal Collocation Method David A. Benson, Geoffrey T. Huntington, Tom Thorvaldsen et al. · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | Nov 2006 | 645 |
| 25 | Human exploration of Mars, Design Reference Architecture 5.0 Bret G. Drake, Stephen J. Hoffman, D. W. Beaty | Mar 2010 | 596 |
| 26 | New State Transition Matrix for Relative Motion on an Arbitrary Elliptical Orbit Koji Yamanaka, Finn Ankersen · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | 2002 | 576 |
| 27 | A Real-Time Iteration Scheme for Nonlinear Optimization in Optimal Feedback Control Moritz Diehl, Hans Georg Bock, Johannes P. Schlöder · SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization | 2005 | 576 |
| 28 | A new lunar digital elevation model from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter and SELENE Terrain Camera M. K. Barker, E. Mazarico, Gregory A. Neumann et al. · Icarus | 8 Aug 2015 | 575 |
| 29 | Dynamical Systems, the Three-Body Problem and Space Mission Design Wang Sang Koon, Martin W. Lo, Jerrold Eldon Marsden et al. | Sep 2000 | 557 |
| 30 | Direct Trajectory Optimization by a Chebyshev Pseudospectral Method Fariba Fahroo, I. Michael Ross · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | 2002 | 534 |
| 31 | Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion R. P. Kroon · Journal of the Franklin Institute | Nov 1965 | 532 |
| 32 | Gradient Theory of Optimal Flight Paths Henry J. Kelley · ARS journal | Oct 1960 | 531 |
| 33 | Heteroclinic connections between periodic orbits and resonance transitions in celestial mechanics Wang Sang Koon, Martin W. Lo, Jerrold Eldon Marsden et al. · Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science | Jun 2000 | 529 |
| 34 | Perspectives in Flow Control and Optimization MD Gunzburger, H. Alan Wood · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Nov 2003 | 525 |
| 35 | The resonance overlap criterion and the onset of stochastic behavior in the restricted three-body problem Jack Wisdom · The Astronomical Journal | Aug 1980 | 517 |
| 36 | Spacecraft Trajectory Planning with Avoidance Constraints Using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Arthur Richards, Tom Schouwenaars, Jonathan P. How et al. · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | Jul 2002 | 507 |
| 37 | A Steepest-Ascent Method for Solving Optimum Programming Problems A. E. Bryson, WALTER F. DENHAM · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Jun 1962 | 496 |
| 38 | Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory: A Concise Introduction Daniel Liberzon | 8 Jan 2012 | 492 |
| 39 | Relevance. Communication and cognition Andreas H. Jucker · Journal of Pragmatics | 1997 | 486 |
| 40 | An hp ‐adaptive pseudospectral method for solving optimal control problems Christopher L. Darby, William W. Hager, Anil V. Rao · Optimal Control Applications and Methods | 25 Aug 2010 | 458 |
| 41 | Costate Estimation by a Legendre Pseudospectral Method Fariba Fahroo, I. Michael Ross · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | Mar 2001 | 456 |
| 42 | Spacecraft attitude control and stabilization: Applications of geometric control theory to rigid body models Peter Edward Crouch · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control | Apr 1984 | 452 |
| 43 | The Low Earth Orbit Satellite Population and Impacts of the SpaceX Starlink Constellation Jonathan C. McDowell · The Astrophysical Journal Letters | Apr 2020 | 451 |
| 44 | Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3 David Vallado, Paul Crawford, Ricahrd Hujsak et al. · AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit | 15 Jun 2006 | 443 |
| 45 | Relative Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft Formations in Eccentric Orbits Gökhan İnalhan, Michael Tillerson, Jonathan P. How · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | 2002 | 443 |
| 46 | Terminal Guidance for Impact Attitude Angle Constrained Flight Trajectories M. Kim, Kelly Grider · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems | Nov 1973 | 437 |
| 47 | Analytic construction of periodic orbits about the collinear points David L. Richardson · Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy | Oct 1980 | 437 |
| 48 | Performance and Lyapunov Stability of a Nonlinear Path Following Guidance Method Sanghyuk Park, John J. Deyst, Jonathan P. How · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics | 24 Oct 2007 | 435 |
| 49 | Algorithm 733: TOMP–Fortran modules for optimal control calculations Dieter Kraft · ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software | Sep 1994 | 419 |
| 50 | Synchronized multiple spacecraft rotations Jonathan Lawton, Randal W. Beard · Automatica | Aug 2002 | 414 |
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