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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Solar Sailing"”.
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Solar Sailing Adaptive Control Using Integral Concurrent Learning for Solar Flux Estimation
… dynamic modeling of a reflectivity-controlled solar sail spacecraft. A Lyapunov-based control law along with integral concurrent learning is suggested to accomplish and prove global exponential tracking of the estimated parameters and states of interest, without satisfying the common …
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The Dynamics and Control of the Cubesail Mission---A Solar Sailing Demonstration
… two issues related to the slow emergence of solar sailing as a viable space propulsion method. The low technology readiness level and complications related to stowage, deployment, and support of the sail structure are both addressed by combining the CU Aerospace and University of …
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The dynamics and control of the CubeSail mission—A solar sailing demonstration
… two issues related to the slow emergence of solar sailing as a viable space propulsion method. The low technology readiness level and complications related to stowage, deployment, and support of the sail structure are both addressed by combining the CU Aerospace and University of …
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Trajectory design for solar sailing from low-Earth orbit to the Moon
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992.
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Investigation of a more optimum trajectory than the logarithmic spiral in solar sailing
… trajectory is not the optimum trajectory for a solar sailing space vehicle. Investigation of the governing equations showed that the performance of the solar sail depends on one parameter "a". This parameter "a", defined simply as the ratio of radial to tangential forces, was seen to be …
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Solar Sailing Adaptive Control Around the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point L4 for Stellar Observations
… and large coronal magnetic reconnection, a solar sailing approach is proposed to separately capture lunar occultations and observe the solar corona from L<sub>4</sub> of the Earth-Moon system. Single and multiple shooting techniques are described along with a pseudo arc-length continuation …
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On the dynamics, stability and control of displaced lunar orbits
Now more than a speculative technology, solar sailing offers new capabilities for the design of space missions. This new concept promises to be useful in overcoming the challenges of transportation throughout the solar system. By exploiting the momentum transported by solar photons, solar sails can …