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  1. Adaptive Powered Descent Initiation and Fuel-Optimal Guidance for Mars Applications

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  2. Introducing Computational Guidance and Control

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, February 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  3. Application of a Fully Numerical Guidance to Mars Aerocapture

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  4. Aerocapture Guidance for a Human Mars Mission

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu, Alicia M Dwyer Cianciolo

  5. Automated Re-entry System using FNPEG

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  6. The State of the Journal Is Strong

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  7. Trajectory Design Employing Convex Optimization for Landing on Irregularly Shaped Asteroids

    Article • September 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu, Robin Pinson

  8. Closed-Loop Optimization of Guidance Gain for Constrained Impact

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  9. Verification of a Fully Numerical Entry Guidance Algorithm

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mr. Michael A Tigges, Professor Ping Lu

  10. Faster and more reliable solutions to highly constrained entry trajectory optimization problems

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, February 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  11. A Year to Remember

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  12. Entry Guidance by Onboard Trajectory Planning and Tracking

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  13. Solving Polynomial Optimal Control Problems via Iterative Convex Optimization

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu, Ran Dai

  14. Verification of a Fully Numerical Entry Guidance Algorithm

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mr. Michael A Tigges, Professor Ping Lu

  15. Solving the maximum-crossrange problem via successive second-order cone programming with a line search

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ping Lu

  16. Introduction to the Special Issue in Honor of Richard Battin

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  17. Entry Guidance Using Time-Scale Separation in Gliding Dynamics

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  18. Optimal Aerocapture Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, April 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mr. Michael A Tigges, Professor Ping Lu

  19. Optimal Aerocapture Guidance

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mr. Michael A Tigges, Professor Ping Lu

  20. We Are Now a Monthly Journal

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  21. Entry Guidance: A Unified Method

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  22. Solving Nonconvex Optimal Control Problems by Convex Optimization

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  23. Continuing the Fine Tradition

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  24. Systematically eliminate Lagrange multipliers in transversality conditions

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  25. Gliding Guidance of High L/D Hypersonic Vehicles

    Article • August 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  26. Robust Trajectory Optimization for Highly Constrained Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

    Article • August 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  27. Solving Non-Convex Optimal Control Problems by Convex Optimization

    Article • August 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  28. Autonomous Trajectory Planning for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations by Conic Optimization

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, March 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  29. Comparison of Fully Numerical Predictor-Corrector and Apollo Skip Entry Guidance Algorithms

    Article • The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ping Lu

  30. A Versatile Powered Guidance Algorithm

    Article • August 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  31. Autonomous Trajectory Planning for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations by Conic Optimization

    Article • August 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  32. Three-dimensional closed-form costate solutions in optimal coast

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ping Lu

  33. Coast Arcs in Optimal Multiburn Orbital Transfers

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, March 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  34. Optimal Deorbit Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  35. Integrated Rocket-Back Guidance and a Comparative Rocket-Back Study

    Article • August 2011, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  36. Pitch-Over Maneuver and Guidance for Rocket-Back Boosters

    Article • August 2011, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  37. Comparison of Numerical Predictor-Corrector and Apollo Skip Entry Guidance Algorithms

    Article • August 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  38. Improvements to Optimal Launch Ascent Guidance

    Article • August 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  39. Fast Ascent Trajectory Optimization for Hypersonic Air-Breathing Vehicles

    Article • August 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  40. Constrained Predictor-Corrector Entry Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  41. Rapid Generation of Accurate Entry Landing Footprints

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  42. Highly Constrained Optimal Launch Ascent Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, March 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  43. In-Flight Trajectory Planning and Guidance for Autonomous Parafoils

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, November 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  44. Highly Constrained Optimal Launch Ascent Guidance

    Article • August 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  45. On Autonomous Optimal Deorbit Guidance

    Article • August 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  46. Constrained Predictor-Corrector Entry Guidance

    Article • August 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  47. Rapid Optimization of Multiburn Rocket Trajectories Revisited

    Article • August 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  48. Rapid Generation of Accurate Entry Landing Footprint

    Article • August 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  49. Rapid Optimal Multiburn Ascent Planning and Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, November 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  50. Skip Entry Trajectory Planning and Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  51. Entry Trajectory Optimization with Analytical Feedback Bank Angle Law

    Article • August 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  52. Trajectory Design, Guidance and Control for Autonomous Parafoils

    Article • August 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  53. Comparison of Autonomous Aerial Refueling Controllers Using Reduced Order Models

    Article • August 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  54. Predictor-Corrector Entry Guidance for Low-Lifting Vehicles

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  55. Fixed-point algorithms for optimal ascent trajectories of launch vehicles

    Article • Engineering Optimization, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ping Lu

  56. Skip Entry Trajectory Planning and Guidance

    Article • August 2007, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  57. Predictor-Corrector Entry Guidance for Low Lifting Vehicles

    Article • August 2007, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  58. Rapid Optimal Multi-Burn Ascent Planning and Guidance

    Article • August 2007, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  59. Nonlinear Optimal Guidance

    Article • August 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  60. Asymptotic Analysis of Quasi-Equilibrium Glide in Lifting Entry Flight

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  61. Adaptive Terminal Guidance for Hypervelocity Impact in Specified Direction

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, March 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  62. Ascent Guidance for Responsive Launch: A Fixed-Point Approach

    Article • August 2005, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  63. Adaptive Terminal Guidance for Hypervelocity Impact in Specified Direction

    Article • August 2005, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  64. Asymptotic Analysis of Quasi-Equilibrium Glide in Lifting Entry Flight

    Article • August 2005, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  65. On-board entry trajectory planning for sub-orbital flight

    Article • Acta Astronautica, March 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Ping Lu

  66. Dynamic Lateral Entry Guidance Logic

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, November 2004, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  67. Dynamic Lateral Entry Guidance Logic

    Article • August 2004, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  68. An Integrated Approach for Entry Mission Design and Flight Simulations

    Article • January 2004, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  69. On-Board Entry Trajectory Planning Expanded to Sub-Orbital Flight

    Article • August 2003, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  70. Closed-Loop Endoatmospheric Ascent Guidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, March 2003, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  71. Onboard Generation of Three-Dimensional Constrained Entry Trajectories

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2003, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  72. Unifying Treatment to Control of Nonlinear Systems with Two Timescales

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2002, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  73. Closed-Loop Endo-Atmospheric Ascent Guidance

    Article • August 2002, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  74. On-Board Generation of Three-Dimensional Constrained Entry Trajectories

    Article • August 2002, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  75. Direct Fault Tolerant RLV Attitude Control - A Singular Perturbation Approach

    Article • August 2002, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  76. Control of nonlinear systems with two time scales

    Article • August 2001, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  77. Two Reconfigurable Flight-Control Design Methods: Robust Servomechanism and Control Allocation

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 2001, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  78. Entry guidance by trajectory regulation

    Article • August 2000, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  79. Closed-form control laws for linear time-varying systems

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, March 2000, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Ping Lu

  80. Regulation About Time-Varying Trajectories: Precision Entry Guidance Illustrated

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, November 1999, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  81. Regulation about time-varying trajectories - Precision entry guidance illustrated

    Article • August 1999, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  82. Reconfigurable flight control designs with application to the X-33 vehicle

    Article • August 1999, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  83. An alternative entry guidance scheme for the X-33

    Article • August 1998, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  84. Entry Guidance for the X-33 Vehicle

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, May 1998, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  85. Intercept of Nonmoving Targets at Arbitrary Time-Varying Velocity

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 1998, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  86. Approximate nonlinear receding-horizon control laws in closed form

    Article • International Journal of Control, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ping Lu

  87. Non-linear systems with control and state constraints

    Article • Optimal Control Applications and Methods, September 1997, Wiley

    Professor Ping Lu

  88. Non‐linear systems with control and state constraints

    Article • Optimal Control Applications and Methods, September 1997, Wiley

    Professor Ping Lu

  89. Entry trajectory design for the X-33 vehicle

    Article • August 1997, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  90. Tracking control of nonlinear systems with bounded controls and control rates

    Article • Automatica, June 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Ping Lu

  91. Entry Guidance and Trajectory Control for Reusable Launch Vehicle

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 1997, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  92. Entry guidance and trajectory control for reusable launch vehicles

    Article • July 1996, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  93. Constrained tracking control of nonlinear systems

    Article • Systems & Control Letters, May 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Ping Lu

  94. Nonlinear trajectory tracking guidance with application to a launch vehicle

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 1996, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  95. Optimal aircraft terrain-following flight with nonlinear engine dynamics

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 1996, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  96. Optimal predictive control of continuous nonlinear systems

    Article • International Journal of Control, September 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ping Lu

  97. Motion controller design of autonomous vehicle

    Article • August 1995, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  98. Neurocontroller design for an aircraft penetrating through windshear

    Article • August 1995, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  99. Aircraft terrain-following based on a nonlinear continuous predictive control approach

    Article • August 1995, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  100. Optimal aircraft terrain-following analysis and trajectory generation

    Article • August 1995, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  101. Aircraft terrain following based on a nonlinear continuous predictive control approach

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 1995, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  102. Optimal aircraft terrain-following analysis and trajectory generation

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 1995, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  103. Reachable domain for interception at hyperbolic speeds

    Article • Acta Astronautica, January 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ping Lu

  104. New technique for nonlinear control of aircraft

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 1994, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  105. A general nonlinear guidance law - Application to a launch vehicle

    Article • August 1994, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  106. Nonsmooth trajectory optimization - An approach using continuous simulated annealing

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 1994, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  107. Nonlinear predictive controllers for continuous systems

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, May 1994, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  108. Analytical solutions to constrained hypersonic flight trajectories

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 1993, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  109. A new technique for nonlinear control of aircraft

    Article • August 1993, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  110. Nonsmooth trajectory optimization - An approach using continuous simulated annealing

    Article • August 1993, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  111. Inverse dynamics approach to trajectory optimization for an aerospace plane

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 1993, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  112. On the Minimax Optimal Control Problem and Its Variations

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ping Lu

  113. Closed form solutions of constrained trajectories - Application in optimal ascent of aerospace plane

    Article • September 1992, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  114. Use of approximate gradients in trajectory optimization

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 1992, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  115. An inverse dynamics approach to trajectory optimization and guidancefor an aerospace plane

    Article • August 1992, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  116. Trajectory optimization and guidance for an advanced launch system

    Article • January 1992, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  117. Trajectory optimization and guidance for a hypersonic vehicle

    Article • December 1991, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  118. Optimal control problems with maximum functional

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, November 1991, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  119. Optimal aeroassisted intercept trajectories at hyperbolic speeds

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 1991, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  120. Optimal aeroassisted intercept trajectories at hyperbolic speeds

    Article • August 1989, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Ping Lu

  121. Trajectory Optimization Of Earth-Launched Interceptors At Supercircular Speeds

    Article • May 1988, SPIE

    Professor Ping Lu

  122. Tracking control of general nonlinear systems

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Ping Lu