This article presents a systematic direct approach to carry out effective optimization of a wide range of continuous-thrust Earth-orbit transfers with intermediate-level thrust acceleration,including minimum-time (with a single burn arc) and mini-mum-fuel (with multiple burn arcs) transfers. With direct control parameterization,in which the control steering programs of burn arcs are interpolated through a finite number of nodes,the optimal control problem is converted into the parameter optimi-zation proble...
