TY  - CHAP
A1  - Borggrafe, Andreas
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - Analysis of interplanetary solar sail trajectories with attitude dynamics
T2  - Dynamics and Control of Space Systems 2012
N2  - We present a new approach to the problem of optimal control of solar sails for low-thrust trajectory optimization. The objective was to find the required control torque magnitudes in order to steer a solar sail in interplanetary space. A new steering strategy, controlling the solar sail with generic torques applied about the spacecraft body axes, is integrated into the existing low-thrust trajectory optimization software InTrance. This software combines artificial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms to find steering strategies close to the global optimum without an initial guess. Furthermore, we implement a three rotational degree-of-freedom rigid-body attitude dynamics model to represent the solar sail in space. Two interplanetary transfers to Mars and Neptune are chosen to represent typical future solar sail mission scenarios. The results found with the new steering strategy are compared to the existing reference trajectories without attitude dynamics. The resulting control torques required to accomplish the missions are investigated, as they pose the primary requirements to a real on-board attitude control system.
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-0-87703-587-9
SP  - 1553
EP  - 1569
PB  - Univelt Inc
CY  - San Diego
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Solar sail dynamics and control
T2  - Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering
N2  - Solar sails are large and lightweight reflective structures that are propelled by solar radiation pressure. This chapter covers their orbital and attitude dynamics and control. First, the advantages and limitations of solar sails are discussed and their history and development status is outlined. Because the dynamics of solar sails is governed by the (thermo-)optical properties of the sail film, the basic solar radiation pressure force models have to be described and compared before parameters to measure solar sail performance can be defined. The next part covers the orbital dynamics of solar sails for heliocentric motion, planetocentric motion, and motion at Lagrangian equilibrium points. Afterwards, some advanced solar radiation pressure force models are described, which allow to quantify the thrust force on solar sails of arbitrary shape, the effects of temperature, of light incidence angle, of surface roughness, and the effects of optical degradation of the sail film in the space environment. The orbital motion of a solar sail is strongly coupled to its rotational motion, so that the attitude control of these soft and flexible structures is very challenging, especially for planetocentric orbits that require fast attitude maneuvers. Finally, some potential attitude control methods are sketched and selection criteria are given.
KW  - solar sail
KW  - sailcraft
KW  - orbital dynamics
KW  - orbit control
KW  - attitude dynamics
Y1  - 2010
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470686652.eae292
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Heitzer, M.
T1  - Basis reduction technique for limit and shakedown problems
T2  - Numerical Methods for Limit and Shakedown Analysis. Deterministic and Probabilistic Approach. NIC Series Vol. 15 / Ed. by Staat, M.; Heitzer, M.
Y1  - 2003
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0001-2018112115
SN  - 3-00-010001-6
SP  - 1
EP  - 55
PB  - John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)
CY  - Jülich
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Heitzer, Michael
ED  - Staat, Manfred
ED  - Heitzer, Michael
T1  - Probabilistic limit and shakedown problems
T2  - Numerical methods for limit and shakedown analysis. Deterministic and probabilistic problems
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 3-00-010001-6
N1  - NIC Series
VL  - 15
SP  - 217
EP  - 268
PB  - John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)
CY  - Jülich
ER  -