Solar sail technology—A state of the art review
B Fu, E Sperber, F Eke - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, the current state of the art of solar sail technology is reviewed. Solar sail
research is quite broad and multi-disciplinary; this paper focuses mainly on areas such as …
research is quite broad and multi-disciplinary; this paper focuses mainly on areas such as …
Survey on advances in orbital dynamics and control for libration point orbits
M Xu, Y Liang, K Ren - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Libration point orbits (LPOs) have drawn a lot of interest because of their great significance
in deep space exploration. This paper summarizes the past developments and then …
in deep space exploration. This paper summarizes the past developments and then …
[HTML][HTML] Stochastic optimization for stationkeeping of periodic orbits using a high-order Target Point Approach
Periodic orbits in the Restricted Three-Body Problem are widely adopted as nominal
trajectories by different missions. To maintain periodic orbits in a three-body regime, a …
trajectories by different missions. To maintain periodic orbits in a three-body regime, a …
Quaternion-based adaptive attitude control of asteroid-orbiting spacecraft via immersion and invariance
The design of an attitude control system for an asteroid-orbiting satellite via immersion and
invariance is the subject of this paper. It is assumed that the asteroid is rotating with a …
invariance is the subject of this paper. It is assumed that the asteroid is rotating with a …
Stationkeeping Analysis for Solar Sailing the Region of Binary Asteroid Systems
Asteroid exploration may largely benefit from solar-sail propulsion that is coupled with
satellite miniaturization. There remain, however, several open questions on sail dynamics in …
satellite miniaturization. There remain, however, several open questions on sail dynamics in …
High order dynamical systems approaches for low-thrust station-keeping of libration point orbits
We derive two families of low-thrust station-keeping control procedures based on the
dynamical properties of the phase space near libration point orbits. The first family is …
dynamical properties of the phase space near libration point orbits. The first family is …
Formation flying on quasi-halo orbits in restricted Sun–Earth/Moon system
Due to the strong nonlinear perturbations near the libration points, the continuous low-thrust
technique has many potential applications in stationkeeping relative motions. The …
technique has many potential applications in stationkeeping relative motions. The …
Solar radiation pressure Hamiltonian feedback control for unstable libration-point orbits
This work investigates a Hamiltonian structure-preserving control that uses the acceleration
of solar radiation pressure for the stabilization of unstable periodic orbits in the circular …
of solar radiation pressure for the stabilization of unstable periodic orbits in the circular …
Trajectory optimization for solar sail in cislunar navigation constellation with minimal lightness number
X Pan, M Xu, R Santos - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
In view of the limitations of the existing libration-point satellite navigation systems in cislunar
space, this paper replaces satellites with solar sails to construct a cislunar navigation …
space, this paper replaces satellites with solar sails to construct a cislunar navigation …
Formation flying along halo orbit of circular-restricted three-body problem
M Bando, A Ichikawa - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
STATIONKEEPING on a unstable orbit in the circular-restiricted three-body problem
(CR3BP) has been studied by many authors [1–5]. There are two types of strategy [5] …
(CR3BP) has been studied by many authors [1–5]. There are two types of strategy [5] …