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Weierstrass-Erdmann Corner Conditions

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So far, we have discussed four sets of necessary conditions which must be met by \(\boldsymbol{{x}}^{{\ast}}(t)\) and \(\boldsymbol{{u}}^{{\ast}}(t)\), over the class of admissible functions: Necessary Condition I:

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Longuski, J.M., Guzmán, J.J., Prussing, J.E. (2014). Weierstrass-Erdmann Corner Conditions. In: Optimal Control with Aerospace Applications. Space Technology Library, vol 32. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8945-0_8

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