@inproceedings{SchartnerLoebDachwaldetal.2009,
  author    = {Schartner, Karl-Heinz and Loeb, H. W. and Dachwald, Bernd and Ohndorf, Andreas},
  title     = {Perspectives of electric propulsion for outer planetary and deep space missions},
  series = {European Planetary Science Congress 2009},
  booktitle = {European Planetary Science Congress 2009},
  pages     = {416 -- 416},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Solar-electric propulsion (SEP) is superior with respect to payload capacity, flight time and flexible launch window to the conventional interplanetary transfer method using chemical propulsion combined with gravity assists. This fact results from the large exhaust velocities of electric low-thrust propulsion and is favourable also for missions to the giant planets, Kuiper-belt objects and even for a heliopause probe (IHP) as shown in three studies by the authors funded by DLR. They dealt with a lander for Europa and a sample return mission from a mainbelt asteroid [1], with the TANDEM mission [2]; the third recent one investigates electric propulsion for the transfer to the edge of the solar system. All studies are based on triple-junction solar arrays, on rf-ion thrusters of the qualified RIT-22 type and they use the intelligent trajectory optimization program InTrance [3].},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DachwaldCarnelliVasile2009,
  author    = {Dachwald, Bernd and Carnelli, Ian and Vasile, Massimiliano},
  title     = {Evolutionary Neurocontrol: A Novel Method for Low-Thrust Gravity-Assist Trajectory Optimization / Carnelli, Ian ; Dachwald, Bernd ; Vasile, Massimiliano},
  series = {Journal of guidance control and dynamics. 32 (2009), H. 2},
  journal   = {Journal of guidance control and dynamics. 32 (2009), H. 2},
  publisher = {AIAA},
  address   = {Reston, Va.},
  isbn      = {0731-5090},
  pages     = {616 -- 625},
  year      = {2009},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{GehlerOberBloebaumDachwald2009,
  author    = {Gehler, M. and Ober-Bl{\"o}baum, S. and Dachwald, Bernd},
  title     = {Application of discrete mechanics and optimal control to spacecraft in non-keplerian motion around small solar system bodies},
  series = {Procceedings of the 60th International Astronautical Congress},
  booktitle = {Procceedings of the 60th International Astronautical Congress},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  isbn      = {978-161567908-9},
  pages     = {1360 -- 1371},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Prolonged operations close to small solar system bodies require a sophisticated control logic to minimize propellant mass and maximize operational efficiency. A control logic based on Discrete Mechanics and Optimal Control (DMOC) is proposed and applied to both conventionally propelled and solar sail spacecraft operating at an arbitrarily shaped asteroid in the class of Itokawa. As an example, stand-off inertial hovering is considered, recently identified as a challenging part of the Marco Polo mission. The approach is easily extended to stand-off orbits. We show that DMOC is applicable to spacecraft control at small objects, in particular with regard to the fact that the changes in gravity are exploited by the algorithm to optimally control the spacecraft position. Furthermore, we provide some remarks on promising developments.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{DigelDachwaldArtmannetal.2009,
  author    = {Digel, Ilya and Dachwald, Bernd and Artmann, Gerhard and Linder, Peter and Funke, O.},
  title     = {A concept of a probe for particle analysis and life detection in icy environments},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {A melting probe equipped with autofluorescence-based detection system combined with a light scattering unit, and, optionally, with a microarray chip would be ideally suited to probe icy environments like Europa's ice layer as well as the polar ice layers of Earth and Mars for recent and extinct live.},
  subject      = {Sonde},
  language  = {en}
}