In this paper, an optimal trajectory guidance law is developed for a free-floating space manipulator through a combination of a Gaussian pseudospectral collocation scheme with a Non-Linear Problem solver. Specifically, the resulting nonlinear optimal guidance problem with path constraints is defined with the general pseudospectral optimal software and numerically solved by the sparse nonlinear ...

‎A numerical technique based on the collocation method using Legendre multiwavelets are‎ ‎presented for the solution of forced Duffing equation‎. ‎The operational matrix of integration for ‎Legendre multiwavelets is presented and is utilized to reduce the solution of Duffing equation‎ ‎to the solution of linear algebraic equations‎. ‎Illustrative examples are included to demonstrate‎ ‎the valid...

We solve the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for molecular dynamics using a pseudospectral method with global, exponentially decaying, Hagedorn basis functions. The approximation properties of the Hagedorn basis depend strongly on the scaling of the spatial coordinates. Using results from control theory we develop a time-dependent scaling which adaptively matches the basis to the wave packe...

Seismic modeling is a foundation of geophysical date processing. A multisymplectic pseudospectral method for seismic modeling is presented in this paper. This method takes the multisymplectic structure of the scalar wave equation into account and possesses discrete multisymplectic conservation laws. Numerical experiments demonstrate the remarkable capability of this new method for long-time sim...

In the present paper we study the Lie sphere geometry of Legendre surfaces by the method of moving frame and we prove an existence theorem for real-analytic Lie-minimal Legendre surfaces.

The RK5GL3 method is a numerical method for solving initial value problems in ordinary differential equations, and is based on a combination of a fifth-order Runge-Kutta method and 3-point Gauss-Legendre quadrature. In this paper we describe the propagation of local errors in this method, and show that the global order of RK5GL3 is expected to be six, one better than the underlying RungeKutta m...

An efficient and accurate exponential wave integrator Fourier pseudospectral (EWI-FP) method is proposed and analyzed for solving the symmetric regularized-long-wave (SRLW) equation, which is used for modeling the weakly nonlinear ion acoustic and space-charge waves. The numerical method here is based on a Gautschi-type exponential wave integrator for temporal approximation and the Fourier pseu...

This paper gives an efficient numerical method for solving the nonlinear system of Volterra-Fredholm integral equations. A Legendre-spectral method based on the Legendre integration Gauss points and Lagrange interpolation is proposed to convert the nonlinear integral equations to a nonlinear system of equations where the solution leads to the values of unknown functions at collocation points.

Properties of the hybrid of block-pulse functions and Lagrange polynomials based on the Legendre-Gauss-type points are investigated and utilized to define the composite interpolation operator as an extension of the well-known Legendre interpolation operator. The uniqueness and interpolating properties are discussed and the corresponding differentiation matrix is also introduced. The appl...

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which patients have recurrent seizures. Seizures occur in conjunction with abnormal electrical brain activity which can be recorded by the electroencephalogram (EEG). Often, this abnormal brain activity consists of high amplitude regular spike-wave oscillations as opposed to low amplitude irregular oscillations in the non-seizure state. Active brain stimul...