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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 435725, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/435725
Research Article

Solution for Nonlinear Three-Dimensional Intercept Problem with Minimum Energy

Henzeh Leeghim,1 Donghoon Kim,2 and James Turner2

1Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
2Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3141, USA

Received 5 July 2013; Accepted 23 September 2013

Academic Editor: Mufid Abudiab

Copyright © 2013 Henzeh Leeghim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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