Optimal Output Trajectory Shaping Using Bézier Curves

No AccessEngineering NotesOptimal Output Trajectory Shaping Using Bézier CurvesSuwon Lee and Youdan KimSuwon Lee https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6573-6348Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea*Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Aerospace Engineering; .Search for more papers by this author and Youdan Kim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5041-8243Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea†Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Advanced Aerospace Technology; . Associate Fellow AIAA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:29 Mar 2021https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005887SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] LaValle S. M., Planning Algorithms, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, England, U.K., 2006, p. 79. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511546877 Google Scholar[2] Manickavasagam M., Sarkar A. 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