TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Boehnhardt, Herrmann
A1  - Broj, Ulrich
A1  - Geppert, Ulrich R. M. E.
A1  - Grundmann, Jan-Thimo
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Seefeldt, Patric
A1  - Spietz, Peter
A1  - Johnson, Les
A1  - Kührt, Ekkehard
A1  - Mottola, Stefano
A1  - Macdonald, Malcolm
A1  - McInnes, Colin R.
A1  - Vasile, Massimiliano
A1  - Reinhard, Ruedeger
T1  - Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a multiple NEO Rendezvous Mission
T2  - Advances in solar sailing
N2  - A technology reference study for a multiple near-Earth object (NEO) rendezvous mission with solar sailcraft is currently carried out by the authors of this paper. The investigated mission builds on previous concepts, but adopts a strong micro-spacecraft philosophy based on the DLR/ESA Gossamer technology. The main scientific objective of the mission is to explore the diversity of NEOs. After direct interplanetary insertion, the solar sailcraft should—within less than 10 years—rendezvous three NEOs that are not only scientifically interesting, but also from the point of human spaceight and planetary defense. In this paper, the objectives of the study are outlined and a preliminary potential mission profile is presented.
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book)
SP  - 211
EP  - 226
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - McInnes, Colin R.
A1  - Bothmer, Volker
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Geppert, Ulrich R. M. E.
A1  - Heiligers, Jeannette
A1  - Hilgers, Alan
A1  - Johnson, Les
A1  - Macdonald, Malcolm
A1  - Reinhard, Ruedeger
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Spietz, Peter
T1  - Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a Sub-L1 Space Weather Mission
T2  - Advances in solar sailing
N2  - A technology reference study for a displaced Lagrange point space weather mission is presented. The mission builds on previous concepts, but adopts a strong micro-spacecraft philosophy to deliver a low mass platform and payload which can be accommodated on the DLR/ESA Gossamer-3 technology demonstration mission. A direct escape from Geostationary Transfer Orbit is assumed with the sail deployed after the escape burn. The use of a miniaturized, low mass platform and payload then allows the Gossamer-3 solar sail to potentially double the warning time of space weather events. The mission profile and mass budgets will be presented to achieve these ambitious goals.
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book)
SP  - 227
EP  - 242
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Macdonald, Malcolm
A1  - McGrath, C.
A1  - Appourchaux, T.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Finsterle, W.
A1  - Gizon, L.
A1  - Liewer, P. C.
A1  - McInnes, Colin R.
A1  - Mengali, G.
A1  - Seboldt, W.
A1  - Sekii, T.
A1  - Solanki, S. K.
A1  - Velli, M.
A1  - Wimmer-Schweingruber, R. F.
A1  - Spietz, Peter
A1  - Reinhard, Ruedeger
ED  - Macdonald, Malcolm
T1  - Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a solar polar mission
T2  - Advances in solar sailing
N2  - A technology reference study for a solar polar mission is presented. The study uses novel analytical methods to quantify the mission design space including the required sail performance to achieve a given solar polar observation angle within a given timeframe and thus to derive mass allocations for the remaining spacecraft sub-systems, that is excluding the solar sail sub-system. A parametric, bottom-up, system mass budget analysis is then used to establish the required sail technology to deliver a range of science payloads, and to establish where such payloads can be delivered to within a given timeframe. It is found that a solar polar mission requires a solar sail of side-length 100–125 m to deliver a ‘sufficient value’ minimum science payload, and that a 2.5 μm sail film substrate is typically required, however the design is much less sensitive to the boom specific mass.
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-3-642-34906-5
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2_17
SP  - 243
EP  - 257
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, A.
A1  - Dykta, P.
A1  - Voigt, K.
A1  - Förstner, R.
T1  - Enceladus explorer (ENEX): A lander mission to probe subglacial water pockets on Saturn's moon enceladus for life
T2  - 64th International Astronautical Congress 2013 (IAC 2013) : Beijing, China, 23 - 27 September 2013. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC ; 2)
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-1-62993-909-4
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1350
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Forstner, R.
T1  - Enceladus explorer - A maneuverable subsurface probe for autonomous navigation through deep ice
T2  - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012; Naples; Italy; 1 October 2012 through 5 October 2012. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC ; 3)
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-1-62276-979-7
SP  - 1756
EP  - 1766
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Konstantinidis, Konstantinos
A1  - Flores Martinez, Claudio
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Dykta, Paul
A1  - Bowitz, Pascal
A1  - Rudolph, Martin
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Voigt, Konstantin
A1  - Förstner, Roger
T1  - A lander mission to probe subglacial water on Saturn's moon enceladus for life
JF  - Acta astronautica
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 1879-2030 (E-Journal); 0094-5765 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 106
SP  - 63
EP  - 89
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Mikucki, Jill
A1  - Tulaczyk, Slawek
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Xu, Changsheng
T1  - IceMole : A maneuverable probe for clean in situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems
JF  - Annals of Glaciology
N2  - There is significant interest in sampling subglacial environments for geobiological studies, but they are difficult to access. Existing ice-drilling technologies make it cumbersome to maintain microbiologically clean access for sample acquisition and environmental stewardship of potentially fragile subglacial aquatic ecosystems. The IceMole is a maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in situ analysis and sampling of glacial ice and subglacial materials. The design is based on the novel concept of combining melting and mechanical propulsion. It can change melting direction by differential heating of the melting head and optional side-wall heaters. The first two prototypes were successfully tested between 2010 and 2012 on glaciers in Switzerland and Iceland. They demonstrated downward, horizontal and upward melting, as well as curve driving and dirt layer penetration. A more advanced probe is currently under development as part of the Enceladus Explorer (EnEx) project. It offers systems for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in ice. For the EnEx-IceMole, we will pay particular attention to clean protocols for the sampling of subglacial materials for biogeochemical analysis. We plan to use this probe for clean access into a unique subglacial aquatic environment at Blood Falls, Antarctica, with return of a subglacial brine sample.
KW  - Antarctic Glaciology
KW  - Extraterrestrial Glaciology
KW  - Glaciological instruments and methods
KW  - Subclacial exploration
KW  - Subglacial lakes
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/2014AoG65A004
SN  - 1727-5644
VL  - 55
IS  - 65
SP  - 14
EP  - 22
PB  - Cambridge University Press
CY  - Cambridge
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  - http://dx.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  - Grundmann, Jan Thimo
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Grimm, Christian D.
A1  - Kahle, Ralph
A1  - Koch, Aaron Dexter
A1  - Krause, Christian
A1  - Lange, Caroline
A1  - Quantius, Dominik
A1  - Ulamec, Stephan
T1  - Spacecraft for Hypervelocity Impact Research – An Overview of Capabilities, Constraints and the Challenges of Getting There
JF  - Procedia Engineering
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.04.021
SN  - 1877-7058
N1  - Proceedings of the 2015 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium (HVIS 2015)
VL  - Vol. 103
SP  - 151
EP  - 158
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Grundmann, Jan Thimo
A1  - Bauer, Waldemar
A1  - Biele, Jens
A1  - Cordero, Frederico
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Koncz, Alexander
A1  - Krause, Christian
A1  - Mikschl, Tobias
A1  - Montenegro, Sergio
A1  - Quantius, Dominik
A1  - Ruffer, Michael
A1  - Sasaki, Kaname
A1  - Schmitz, Nicole
A1  - Seefeldt, Patric
A1  - Tóth, Norbert
A1  - Wejmo, Elisabet
T1  - From Sail to Soil – Getting Sailcraft Out of the Harbour on a Visit to One of Earth’s Nearest Neighbours
T2  - 4th IAA Planetary Denfense Conference - PDC 2015,  13-17 April 2015, Frascati, Roma, Italy
Y1  - 2015
ER  -