Solar sail hybrid trajectory optimization for non-Keplerian orbit transfers
Hughes, Gareth W. and McInnes, Colin (2002) Solar sail hybrid trajectory optimization for non-Keplerian orbit transfers. Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 25 (3). pp. 602-604. ISSN 1533-3884
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SOLAR sails have long been seen as an attractive concept for low-thrust propulsion.They transcend reliance on reaction mass and have the ability to provide a small, but continuous, acceleration. Because propellant mass is not an issue, high-performance sails can enable new exotic non-Keplerianor bits (NKOs)1 that are not feasible for conventional chemical or electric propulsion.A constant out-of plane sail force is utilized to raise the spacecraft's orbit high above the ecliptic plane in two- or three-body systems. Potential beneŽfits to the science community are large. Circular, displaced orbits can be used to provide continuous observation of the solar poles or to provide a unique vantage point for infrared astronomy. (There is much less resolution-limiting dust out of the ecliptic plane enabling smaller telescope mirror dimensions for equivalent performance.) Very high performance sails can even levitate, in equilibrium, at any point in space.
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Item type: Article ID code: 6231 Dates: DateEvent2002PublishedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. AstronauticsDepartment: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Technology and Innovation Centre > Advanced Engineering and ManufacturingDepositing user: Strathprints Administrator Date deposited: 11 Jun 2008 Last modified: 08 Apr 2024 15:46 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/6231