Research Article

Steady Glide Dynamic Modeling and Trajectory Optimization for High Lift-to-Drag Ratio Reentry Vehicle

Table 2

Optimal result by SNOPT.

Mesh iterationNodeFeasibleOptimalMaximum relative error for each meshTime consumption in each iterationTime (sec)

Traditional method
1410.148390037.17222.04
228788.02
347382.58
449814.27

New method
1410.01931101.6182.06
22090.001524424.91
327841.56
428513.98