TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, A.
T1  - 1st ACT Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition : Results found at DLR
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 61 (2007), H. 9
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 0094-5765
N1  - Global Trajectory Optimization ;  Results of the First Competition Organised by the Advanced Concept Team (ACT) of the European Space Agency (ESA)
SP  - 742
EP  - 752
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Tsinas, L.
T1  - A combined neural and genetic learning algorithm / Tsinas, L. ; Dachwald, B.
JF  - Proceedings of the First IEEE Conference on  Evolutionary Computation, 1994. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence.
Y1  - 1994
SN  - 0-7803-1899-4
SP  - 770
EP  - 774
CY  - Orlando, Fl
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Loeb, Horst W.
A1  - Schartner, Karl-Heinz
T1  - A comparison of SEP and NEP for a main belt asteroid sample return mission
T2  - 7th International Symposium on Launcher Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, 02-05 April 2007
N2  - Innovative interplanetary deep space missions, like a main belt asteroid sample
return mission, require ever larger velocity increments (∆V s) and thus ever
more demanding propulsion capabilities. Providing much larger exhaust velocities than chemical high-thrust systems, electric low-thrust space-propulsion
systems can significantly enhance or even enable such high-energy missions. In
1995, a European-Russian Joint Study Group (JSG) presented a study report
on “Advanced Interplanetary Missions Using Nuclear-Electric Propulsion”
(NEP). One of the investigated reference missions was a sample return (SR)
from the main belt asteroid (19) Fortuna. The envisaged nuclear power plant,
Topaz-25, however, could not be realized and also the worldwide developments
in space reactor hardware stalled. In this paper, we investigate, whether such
a mission is also feasible using a solar electric propulsion (SEP) system and
compare our SEP results to corresponding NEP results.
Y1  - 2007
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Funke, O.
T1  - A concept of a probe for particle analysis and life detection in icy environments
Y1  - 2009
N1  - International workshop “Europa lander: science goals and experiments”, Space Research Institute (IKI), Moscow, Russia
9-13 February 2009
SP  - 1
EP  - 24
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  - Dittus, H.
A1  - Turyshev, S. G.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Blome, Hans-Joachim
T1  - A Mission to Explore the Pioneer Anomaly
JF  - Proceedings of the 39th ESLAB Symposium "Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020" : 19 - 21 April 2005, ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands / European Space Agency. [Comp. by: F. Favata ...] . - (ESA SP ; 588)
Y1  - 2005
SN  - 9290928999
N1  - ISBN der CD-ROM-Ausg.: 9290928999 ; Symposium Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020 <2005, Noordwijk> ; ESLAB symposium <39,2005, Noordwijk> ; European Space Laboratory ; Report Number: LA-UR-05-4907 ; The Pioneer Explorer Collaboration
SP  - 3
EP  - 10
PB  - ESA Publ. Div.
CY  - Noordwijk
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ball, Andrew J.
A1  - Ulamec, Stephan
A1  - Price, Michael E.
T1  - A small mission for in situ exploration of a primitive binary near-Earth asteroid  / Ball, Andrew J. ; Ulamec, Stephan ; Dachwald, Bernd ; Price, Michael E. ; [u.a.]
JF  - Advances in Space Research. 43 (2009), H. 2
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 0273-1177
SP  - 317
EP  - 324
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
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  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162561
SN  - 0168-9002
VL  - 944
IS  - 162561
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Loeb, Horst W.
A1  - Schartner, Karl-Heinz
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - An Interstellar – Heliopause mission using a combination of solar/radioisotope electric propulsion
T2  - Presented at the 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference
N2  - There is common agreement within the scientific community that in order to understand our local galactic environment it will be necessary to send a spacecraft into the region beyond the solar wind termination shock. Considering distances of 200 AU for a new mission, one needs a spacecraft travelling at a speed of close to 10 AU/yr in order to keep the mission duration in the range of less than 25 yrs, a transfer time postulated by ESA.Two propulsion options for the mission have been proposed and discussed so far: the solar sail propulsion and the ballistic/radioisotope electric propulsion. As a further alternative, we here investigate a combination of solar-electric propulsion and radioisotope-electric propulsion. The solar-electric propulsion stage consists of six 22 cm diameter “RIT-22”ion thrusters working with a high specific impulse of 7377 s corresponding to a positive grid voltage of 5 kV. Solar power of 53 kW BOM is provided by a light-weight solar array. The REP-stage consists of four space-proven 10 cm diameter “RIT-10” ion thrusters that will be operating one after the other for 9 yrs in total. Four advanced radioisotope generators provide 648 W at BOM. The scientific instrument package is oriented at earlier studies. For its mass and electric power requirement 35 kg and 35 W are assessed, respectively. Optimized trajectory calculations, treated in a separate contribution, are based on our “InTrance” method.The program yields a burn out of the REP stage in a distance of 79.6 AU for a usage of 154 kg of Xe propellant. With a C3 = 45,1 (km/s)2 a heliocentric probe velocity of 10 AU/yr is reached at this distance, provided a close Jupiter gravity assist adds a velocity increment of 2.7 AU/yr. A transfer time of 23.8 yrs results for this scenario requiring about 450 kg Xe for the SEP stage, jettisoned at 3 AU. We interpret the SEP/REP propulsion as a competing alternative to solar sail and ballistic/REP propulsion. Omiting a Jupiter fly-by even allows more launch flexibility, leaving the mission duration in the range of the ESA specification.
Y1  - 2011
N1  - 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, 11-15 September. Wiesbaden, Germany
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
ER  - 
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  - Gehler, M.
A1  - Ober-Blöbaum, S.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Application of discrete mechanics and optimal control to spacecraft in non-keplerian motion around small solar system bodies
T2  - Procceedings of the 60th International Astronautical Congress
N2  - 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.
KW  - Spacecraft
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-161567908-9
N1  - 60th International Astronautical Congress 2009, IAC 2009; Daejeon; South Korea; 12 October 2009 through 16 October 2009
SP  - 1360
EP  - 1371
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Pirovano, Laura
A1  - Seefeldt, Patric
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Noomen, Ron
T1  - Attitude and Orbital Dynamics Modeling for an Uncontrolled Solar-Sail Experiment in Low-Earth Orbit
T2  - 25th International Symposium on Spaceflight Dynamics, 2015, Munich, Germany
Y1  - 2015
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Pirovano, Laura
A1  - Seefeldt, Patric
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Noomen, Ron
T1  - Attitude and orbital modeling of an uncontrolled solar-sail experiment in low-Earth orbit
T2  - 25th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics ISSFD
N2  - Gossamer-1 is the first project of the three-step Gossamer roadmap, the purpose of which is to develop, prove and demonstrate that solar-sail technology is a safe and reliable propulsion technique for long-lasting and high-energy missions. This paper firstly presents the structural analysis performed on the sail to understand its elastic behavior. The results are then used in attitude and orbital simulations. The model considers the main forces and torques that a satellite experiences in low-Earth orbit coupled with the sail deformation. Doing the simulations for varying initial conditions in attitude and rotation rate, the results show initial states to avoid and maximum rotation rates reached for correct and faulty deployment of the sail. Lastly comparisons with the classic flat sail model are carried out to test the hypothesis that the elastic behavior does play a role in the attitude and orbital behavior of the sail
KW  - Solar sail
KW  - Gossamer structures
KW  - Attitude dynamics
KW  - Orbital dynamics
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 25th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics ISSFD
October 19 – 23, 2015, Munich, Germany
https://issfd.org/2015/
SP  - 1
EP  - 15
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jan Thimo, Grundmann
A1  - Bauer, Waldemar
A1  - Biele, Jens
A1  - Boden, Ralf
A1  - Ceriotti, Matteo
A1  - Cordero, Federico
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Dumont, Etienne
A1  - Grimm, Christian D.
A1  - Hercik, David
T1  - Capabilities of Gossamer-1 derived small spacecraft solar sails carrying Mascot-derived nanolanders for in-situ surveying of NEAs
JF  - Acta Astronautica
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.03.019
SN  - 0094-5765
VL  - 156
IS  - 3
SP  - 330
EP  - 362
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ulamec, Stephan
A1  - Biele, Jens
T1  - Clean in situ subsurface exploration of icy environments in the solar system
T2  - Habitability of other planets and satellites. - (Cellular origin, life in extreme habitats and astrobiology ; 28)
N2  - "To assess the habitability of the icy environments in the solar system, for example, on Mars, Europa, and Enceladus, the scientific analysis of material embedded in or underneath their ice layers is very important. We consider self-steering robotic ice melting probes to be the best method to cleanly access these environments, that is, in compliance with planetary protection standards. The required technologies are currently developed and tested."
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-94-007-6545-0 (Druckausgabe)
SN  - 978-94-007-6546-7 (E-Book)
SP  - 367
EP  - 397
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Wurm, P.
T1  - Design concept and modeling of an advanced solar photon thruster
T2  - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
N2  - The so-called "compound solar sail", also known as "Solar Photon Thruster" (SPT), holds the potential of providing significant performance advantages over the flat solar sail. Previous SPT design concepts, however, do not consider shadowing effects and multiple reflections of highly concentrated solar radiation that would inevitably destroy the gossamer sail film. In this paper, we propose a novel advanced SPT (ASPT) design concept that does not suffer from these oversimplifications. We present the equations that describe the thrust force acting on such a sail system and compare its performance with respect to the conventional flat solar sail.
KW  - solar sails
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-087703554-1
SN  - 00653438
N1  - 19th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting; Savannah, GA; United States; 8 February 2009 through 12 February 2009
SP  - 723
EP  - 740
PB  - American Astronautical Society
CY  - San Diego, Calif.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Krämer, Stefan
A1  - Daab, Dominique Jonas
A1  - Müller, Brigitte
A1  - Wagner, Tobias
A1  - Baader, Fabian
A1  - Hessel, Joana
A1  - Gdalewitsch, Georg
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Wahle, Michael
A1  - Gierse, Andreas
A1  - Vetter, Rudolf
A1  - Pfützenreuter, Lysan
T1  - Development and flight-testing of a system to isolate vibrations for microgravity experiments on sounding rockets
JF  - 21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Balloon Research
Y1  - 2013
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Grundmann, Jan Thimo
A1  - Bauer, Waldemar
A1  - Biele, Jens
A1  - Boden, Ralf
A1  - Ceriotti, Matteo
A1  - Cordero, Federico
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Dumont, Etienne
A1  - Grimm, Christian
A1  - Herčík, David
A1  - Herique, Alain
A1  - Ho, Tra-Mi
A1  - Jahnke, Rico
A1  - Koch, Aaron
A1  - Kofman, Wlodek
A1  - Koncz, Alexander
A1  - Krause, Christian
A1  - Lange, Caroline
A1  - Lichtenheldt, Roy
A1  - Maiwald, Volker
A1  - Mikschl, Tobias
A1  - Mikulz, Eugen
A1  - Montenegro, Sergio
A1  - Pelivan, Ivanka
A1  - Peloni, Alessandro
A1  - Plettemeier, Dirk
A1  - Quantius, Dominik
A1  - Reershemius, Siebo
A1  - Renger, Thomas
A1  - Riemann, Johannes
A1  - Ruffer, Michael
A1  - Sasaki, Kaname
A1  - Schmitz, Nicole
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Seefeldt, Patric
A1  - Spietz, Peter
A1  - Spröwitz, Tom
A1  - Sznajder, Maciej
A1  - Tardivel, Simon
A1  - Toth, Norbert
A1  - Wejmo, Elisabet
A1  - Wolff, Friederike
A1  - Ziach, Christian
T1  - Efficient massively parallel prospection for ISRU by multiple near-earth asteroid rendezvous using near-term solar sails and'now-term'small spacecraft solutions
T2  - 2nd Asteroid Science Intersections with In-Space Mine Engineering – ASIME 2018
N2  - Physical interaction with small solar system bodies (SSSB) is key for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). The design of mining missions requires good understanding of SSSB properties, including composition, surface and interior structure, and thermal environment. But as the saying goes "If you've seen one asteroid, you've seen one Asteroid": Although some patterns may begin to appear, a stable and reliable scheme of SSSB classification still has to be evolved. Identified commonalities would enable generic ISRU technology and spacecraft design approaches with a high degree of re-use. Strategic approaches require much broader in-depth characterization of the SSSB populations of interest to the ISRU community. The DLR-ESTEC GOSSAMER Roadmap Science Working Groups identified target-flexible Multiple Near-Earth asteroid (NEA) Rendezvous (MNR) as one of the missions only feasible with solar sail propulsion, showed the ability to access any inclination and a wide range of heliocentric distances as well as continuous operation close to Earth's orbit where low delta-v objects reside.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 2nd Asteroid Science Intersections with In-Space Mine Engineering – ASIME 2018
16-17 April 2018, Belval, Luxembourg
SP  - 1
EP  - 33
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  -