[HTML][HTML] Space sails for achieving major space exploration goals: Historical review and future outlook
Abstract Space sails are a continuum of lightweight, thin, large-area, deployable
technologies which are pushing forward new frontiers in space mobility and exploration …
technologies which are pushing forward new frontiers in space mobility and exploration …
A comprehensive review of Electric Solar Wind Sail concept and its applications
Abstract The Electric Solar Wind Sail (E-sail) is an innovative propellantless propulsion
system conceived by Pekka Janhunen in 2004 for use in interplanetary space. An E-sail …
system conceived by Pekka Janhunen in 2004 for use in interplanetary space. An E-sail …
Thrust model and guidance scheme for single-tether E-sail with constant attitude
In its typical arrangement, an Electric Solar Wind Sail (or E-sail) consists of a grid of long
tethers charged by means of a high-voltage source that creates an electrostatic sheath …
tethers charged by means of a high-voltage source that creates an electrostatic sheath …
An orbital-attitude coupled control framework for a full-scale flexible electric solar wind sail spacecraft in orbital transformation missions
S Zeng, W Fan, H Ren - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel orbital-attitude coupled control framework is developed for the electric
solar wind sail (E-sail) spacecraft, aiming to handle the orbital transformation and attitude …
solar wind sail (E-sail) spacecraft, aiming to handle the orbital transformation and attitude …
Electric sail thrust model from a geometrical perspective
THE electric solar wind sail (E sail) is a propellantless propulsion system concept that
consists of thin centrifugally stretched tethers charged by an onboard electron gun. The …
consists of thin centrifugally stretched tethers charged by an onboard electron gun. The …
Attitude control for a full-scale flexible electric solar wind sail spacecraft on heliocentric and displaced non-Keplerian orbits
S Zeng, W Fan, H Ren - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
The electric solar wind sail (E-sail) spacecraft is a fuel-free propulsion system with promising
potential in deep space explorations and solar activity monitoring missions. It is challenging …
potential in deep space explorations and solar activity monitoring missions. It is challenging …
Aalto-1 nanosatellite–technical description and mission objectives
A Kestilä, T Tikka, P Peitso, J Rantanen… - … , Methods and Data …, 2013 - gi.copernicus.org
This work presents the outline and so far completed design of the Aalto-1 science mission.
Aalto-1 is a multi-payload remote-sensing nanosatellite, built almost entirely by students …
Aalto-1 is a multi-payload remote-sensing nanosatellite, built almost entirely by students …
Electric sail mission expeditor, ESME: Software architecture and initial ESTCube lunar cubesat E-sail experiment design
The electric solar wind sail, or E-sail, is a novel deep space propulsion concept which has
not been demonstrated in space yet. While the solar wind is the authentic operational …
not been demonstrated in space yet. While the solar wind is the authentic operational …
ESTCube-1 in-orbit experience and lessons learned
A Slavinskis, M Pajusalu, H Kuuste… - IEEE aerospace and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we report on the in-orbit experience-an overview of ESTCube-1 operations
from the launch until the experiment, as well as on lessons learned from five years of …
from the launch until the experiment, as well as on lessons learned from five years of …
Optimal deep-space heliocentric transfers with an electric sail and an electric thruster
L Niccolai - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
An electric solar wind sail is a propellantless propulsive system that generates thrust by
exploiting the electrostatic interaction between solar wind ions and one or more charged …
exploiting the electrostatic interaction between solar wind ions and one or more charged …