TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Schmidt, Tanja D.
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Auweter-Kurtz, 
T1  - Flight Opportunities from Mars to Earth for Piloted Missions Using Continuous Thrust Propulsion / Schmidt, Tanja D. ; Dachwald, Bernd ; Seboldt, Wolfgang ; Auweter-Kurtz, Monika
Y1  - 2003
N1  - 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
20-23 July 2003, Huntsville, Alabama ; AIAA 2003-4573
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hein, Andreas M.
A1  - Eubanks, T. Marshall
A1  - Hibberd, Adam
A1  - Fries, Dan
A1  - Schneider, Jean
A1  - Lingam, Manasvi
A1  - Kennedy, Robert
A1  - Perakis, Nikolaos
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Kervella, Pierre
T1  - Interstellar Now! Missions to and sample returns from nearby interstellar objects
N2  - The recently discovered first high velocity hyperbolic objects passing through the Solar System, 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, have raised the question about near term missions to Interstellar Objects. In situ spacecraft exploration of these objects will allow the direct determination of both their structure and their chemical and isotopic composition, enabling an entirely new way of studying small bodies from outside our solar system. In this paper, we map various Interstellar Object classes to mission types, demonstrating that missions to a range of Interstellar Object classes are feasible, using existing or near-term technology. We describe flyby, rendezvous and sample return missions to interstellar objects, showing various ways to explore these bodies characterizing their surface, dynamics, structure and composition. Interstellar objects likely formed very far from the solar system in both time and space; their direct exploration will constrain their formation and history, situating them within the dynamical and chemical evolution of the Galaxy. These mission types also provide the opportunity to explore solar system bodies and perform measurements in the far outer solar system.
Y1  - 2020
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Campen, R.
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Lyons, W.B.
A1  - Tulaczyk, S.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Pettit, E.
A1  - Welch, K. A.
A1  - Mikucki, J.A.
T1  - Microbial diversity of an Antarctic subglacial community and high‐resolution replicate sampling inform hydrological connectivity in a polar desert
JF  - Environmental Microbiology
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14607
SN  - 1462-2920
IS  - accepted article
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - Multiple Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous and Sample Return Using First Generation Solar Sailcraft
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 57 (2005), H. 11
Y1  - 2005
SN  - 0094-5765
SP  - 864
EP  - 875
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schael, S.
A1  - Atanasyan, A.
A1  - Berdugo, J.
A1  - Bretz, T.
A1  - Czupalla, Markus
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Doetinchem, P. von
A1  - Duranti, M.
A1  - Gast, H.
A1  - Karpinski, W.
A1  - Kirn, T.
A1  - Lübelsmeyer, K.
A1  - Maña, C.
A1  - Marrocchesi, P.S.
A1  - Mertsch, P.
A1  - Moskalenko, I.V.
A1  - Schervan, T.
A1  - Schluse, M.
A1  - Schröder, K.-U.
A1  - Schultz von Dratzig, A.
A1  - Senatore, C.
A1  - Spies, L.
A1  - Wakely, S.P.
A1  - Wlochal, M.
A1  - Uglietti, D.
A1  - Zimmermann, J.
T1  - AMS-100: The next generation magnetic spectrometer in space – An international science platform for physics and astrophysics at Lagrange point 2
JF  - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162561
SN  - 0168-9002
VL  - 944
IS  - 162561
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - Solar sailcraft of the first generation mission applications to near-earth asteroids
Y1  - 2003
N1  - 54th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law 29 September - 3 October 2003, Bremen, Germany IAC-03-Q.5.06
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Zierke, S.
A1  - Wulfen, B. van
A1  - Clemens, J.
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Ameres, G.
A1  - Hoffmann, R.
A1  - Mikucki, J.
A1  - Tulaczyk, S.
A1  - Funke, O.
A1  - Blandfort, D.
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Hiecker, S.
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Schöngarth, Sarah
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Eliseev, D.
A1  - Heinen, D.
A1  - Scholz, F.
A1  - Wiebusch, C.
A1  - Macht, S.
A1  - Bestmann, U.
A1  - Reineking, T.
A1  - Zetzsche, C.
A1  - Schill, K.
A1  - Förstner, R.
A1  - Niedermeier, H.
A1  - Szumski, A.
A1  - Eissfeller, B.
A1  - Naumann, U.
A1  - Helbing, K.
T1  - Navigation technology for exploration of glacier ice with maneuverable melting probes
JF  - Cold Regions Science and Technology
N2  - The Saturnian moon Enceladus with its extensive water bodies underneath a thick ice sheet cover is a potential candidate for extraterrestrial life. Direct exploration of such extraterrestrial aquatic ecosystems requires advanced access and sampling technologies with a high level of autonomy. A new technological approach has been developed as part of the collaborative research project Enceladus Explorer (EnEx). The concept is based upon a minimally invasive melting probe called the IceMole. The force-regulated, heater-controlled IceMole is able to travel along a curved trajectory as well as upwards. Hence, it allows maneuvers which may be necessary for obstacle avoidance or target selection. Maneuverability, however, necessitates a sophisticated on-board navigation system capable of autonomous operations. The development of such a navigational system has been the focal part of the EnEx project. The original IceMole has been further developed to include relative positioning based on in-ice attitude determination, acoustic positioning, ultrasonic obstacle and target detection integrated through a high-level sensor fusion. This paper describes the EnEx technology and discusses implications for an actual extraterrestrial mission concept.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.11.006
SN  - 0165-232X
IS  - 123
SP  - 53
EP  - 70
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Optimization of very-low-thrust trajectories using evolutionary neurocontrol
JF  - Acta Astronautica
N2  - Searching optimal interplanetary trajectories for low-thrust spacecraft is usually a difficult and time-consuming task that involves much experience and expert knowledge in astrodynamics and optimal control theory. This is because the convergence behavior of traditional local optimizers, which are based on numerical optimal control methods, depends on an adequate initial guess, which is often hard to find, especially for very-low-thrust trajectories that necessitate many revolutions around the sun. The obtained solutions are typically close to the initial guess that is rarely close to the (unknown) global optimum. Within this paper, trajectory optimization problems are attacked from the perspective of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Inspired by natural archetypes, a smart global method for low-thrust trajectory optimization is proposed that fuses artificial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms into so-called evolutionary neurocontrollers. This novel method runs without an initial guess and does not require the attendance of an expert in astrodynamics and optimal control theory. This paper details how evolutionary neurocontrol works and how it could be implemented. The performance of the method is assessed for three different interplanetary missions with a thrust to mass ratio <0.15mN/kg (solar sail and nuclear electric).
Y1  - 2005
SN  - 1879-2030
VL  - 57
IS  - 2-8
SP  - 175
EP  - 185
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Carnelli, I.
A1  - Vasile, M.
T1  - Optimizing low-thrust gravity assist interplanetary trajectories using evolutionary neurocontrollers / I. Carnelli ; B. Dachwald ; M. Vasile
JF  - IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2007 : CEC 2007 ; 25 - 28 September 2007, Singapore
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 978-1-424-41339-3
N1  - ISBN 10: 1-424-41339-7 ; IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation <2007, Singapore> ; 	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ; Nebent: CEC 2007 ; Parallel als Online-Ausg. erschienen
SP  - 965
EP  - 972
PB  - IEEE Service Center
CY  - Piscataway, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Entwicklung sicherer und wartbarer Software für den Eurofighter
JF  - Soldat und Technik : Strategie und Technik, Sicherheit (1996)
Y1  - 1996
SN  - 0038-0989
SP  - 663
EP  - 668
ER  -