Autonomous Guidance and Control for Precision Landing on Planetary Bodies: Convex Optimization Approach For Mars and Titan Case Studies

Autonomously landing a spacecraft on the surface of a planetary body with a degree of precision in the order of meters is highly challenging. Over the course of time, the landing ellipse, defined as the region with a 99% likelihood of where a space vehicle will land, has improved steadily but currently still has dimensions in the order of...