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 A1 - Carnelli, I. A1 - Vasile, M. T1 - Evolutionary Neurocontrol as a Novel Method for Low-Thrust Gravity Assist Trajectory Optimization / I. Carnelli ; B. Dachwald ; M. Vasile JF - Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (Selected papers) : Kanazawa, [June 4 through June 11, 2006, at Kanazawa-shi Kanko Kaikan in Kanazawa city] / [Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Kohtaro Matsumoto [ed.-in-chief] Y1 - 2006 SN - 4-99005-002-9 N1 - International Symposium on Space Technology and Science <25, 2006, Kanazawa> ; ISTS 2006-d-46 SP - 569 EP - 574 PB - JSASS CY - Tokyo ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Carnelli, I. A1 - Vasile, M. T1 - Low-Thrust Gravity Assist Trajectory Optimization Using Evolutionary Neurocontrollers / I. Carnelli ; B. Dachwald ; M. Vasile ... JF - Astrodynamics 2005 : proceedings of the AAS/AIAA astrodynamics conference held August 7 - 11, 2005, South Lake Tahoe, California / ed. by Bobby G. Williams. - Pt. 3. - (Advances in the astronautical sciences ; 123,3) Y1 - 2006 SN - 0-87703-527-X N1 - Astrodynamics Conference <2005, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.> ; American Astronautical Society ; Number: AAS-05-374 SP - 1911 EP - 1928 PB - Univelt CY - San Diego, Calif. ER - 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 - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Baturkin, Volodymyr A1 - Coverstone, Victoria L. A1 - Dietrich, Benjamin A1 - Garbe, Gregory P. A1 - Görlich, Marianne A1 - Leipold, Manfred A1 - Lura, Franz A1 - Macdonald, Malcolm A1 - McInnes, Colin R. A1 - Mengali, Giovanni A1 - Quatra, Alessandro A. A1 - Rios-Reyes, Leonel A1 - Scheeres, Daniel J. A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Wie, Bong T1 - Potential Effects of Optical Solar Sail Degradation on Interplanetary Trajectory Design JF - Astrodynamics 2005 : proceedings of the AAS/AIAA astrodynamics conference held August 7 - 11, 2005, South Lake Tahoe, California / ed. by Bobby G. Williams. - Pt. 3. - (Advances in the astronautical sciences ; 123,3) Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.spacesailing.net/paper/200508_LakeTahoe_Dachwald+.pdf SN - 0-87703-527-X N1 - Astrodynamics Conference <2005, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.> ; American Astronautical Society ; Number: AAS-05-413 SP - 2569 EP - 2592 PB - Univelt CY - San Diego, Calif. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Baturkin, Volodymyr A1 - Coverstone, Victoria A1 - Diedrich, Ben A1 - Garbe, Gregory A1 - Görlich, Marianne A1 - Leipold, Manfred A1 - Lura, Franz A1 - Macdonald, Malcolm A1 - McInnes, Colin A1 - Mengali, Giovanni A1 - Quarta, Alessandro A1 - Rios-Reyes, Leonel A1 - Scheeres, Daniel J. A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Wie, Bong T1 - Potential effects of optical solar sail degredation on trajectory design T2 - AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist N2 - The optical properties of the thin metalized polymer films that are projected for solar sails are assumed to be affected by the erosive effects of the space environment. Their degradation behavior in the real space environment, however, is to a considerable degree indefinite, because initial ground test results are controversial and relevant inspace tests have not been made so far. The standard optical solar sail models that are currently used for trajectory design do not take optical degradation into account, hence its potential effects on trajectory design have not been investigated so far. Nevertheless, optical degradation is important for high-fidelity solar sail mission design, because it decreases both the magnitude of the solar radiation pressure force acting on the sail and also the sail control authority. Therefore, we propose a simple parametric optical solar sail degradation model that describes the variation of the sail film’s optical coefficients with time, depending on the sail film’s environmental history, i.e., the radiation dose. The primary intention of our model is not to describe the exact behavior of specific film-coating combinations in the real space environment, but to provide a more general parametric framework for describing the general optical degradation behavior of solar sails. Using our model, the effects of different optical degradation behaviors on trajectory design are investigated for various exemplary missions. Y1 - 2005 N1 - 2005 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 7-11.08.2005. Lake Tahoe, California https://www.space-flight.org/AAS_meetings/2005_astro/2005_astro.html SP - 1 EP - 23 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 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Optimization of very-low-thrust trajectories using evolutionary neurocontrol JF - Acta Astronautica. 57 (2005), H. 2-8 Y1 - 2005 SN - 0094-5765 SP - 175 EP - 185 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Interplanetary Mission Analysis for Non-Perfectly Reflecting Solar Sailcraft Using Evolutionary Neurocontrol JF - Astrodynamics 2003 : proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference held August 3 - 7, 2003, Big Sky, Montana / ed. by Jean de Lafontaine. - Pt. 2. - (Advances in the astronautical sciences ; 116,2) Y1 - 2004 SN - 0-87703-509-1 N1 - Astrodynamics Conference <2003, Big Sky, Mont.> ; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; AAS-03-579 SP - 1247 EP - 1262 PB - Univelt CY - San Diego, Calif. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization and Interplanetary Mission Analysis Using Evolutionary Neurocontrol JF - Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2004 : Dresden, 20. bis 23. September 2004, Motto: Luft- und Raumfahrt - Brücke für eine wissensbasierte Gesellschaft / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V. (DGLR). [Red.: Peter Brandt (verantwortlich)]. - Bd. 2. - (Jahrbuch ... der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt) Y1 - 2004 N1 - Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrt-Kongress <2004, Dresden> ; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth ; DGLR-2004-116 SP - 917 EP - 926 CY - Bonn ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Evolutionary Neurocontrol: A Smart Method for Global Optimization of Low-Thrust Trajectories JF - 22nd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference and Exhibit - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit - AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit - AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit : 16 - 19 August 2004, Providence, Rhode Island / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. - (AIAA meeting papers on disc ; 2004,14-15) Y1 - 2004 N1 - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit <2004, Providence, RI> ; AIAA paper number: AIAA-2004-5405 PB - American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics CY - Reston, Va. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Optimal Solar Sail Trajectories for Missions to the Outer Solar System JF - 22nd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference and Exhibit - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit - AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit - AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit : 16 - 19 August 2004, Providence, Rhode Island / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. - (AIAA meeting papers on disc ; 2004,14-15) Y1 - 2004 N1 - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit <2004, Providence, RI> ; AIAA paper number: AIAA-2004-5406 PB - American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics CY - Reston, Va. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Minimum Transfer Times for Nonperfectly Reflecting Solar Sailcraft JF - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 41 (2004), H. 4 Y1 - 2004 SN - 0022-4650 N1 - 2. ISSN: 1533-6794 SP - 693 EP - 695 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Optimal Solar Sail Trajectories for Missions to the Outer Solar System JF - Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics. 28 (2005), H. 6 Y1 - 2005 SN - 0162-3192 N1 - 2. ISSN: 0162-3192. - 3. ISSN: 0731-5090 SP - 1187 EP - 1193 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Optimization of Interplanetary Solar Sailcraft Trajectories Using Evolutionary Neurocontrol JF - Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics. 27 (2004), H. 1 Y1 - 2004 SN - 0162-3192 N1 - 2. ISSN: 0162-3192. - 3. ISSN: 0731-5090 SP - 66 EP - 72 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 - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Radiation pressure force model for an ideal laser-enhanced solar sail T2 - 4th International Symposium on Solar Sailing N2 - The concept of a laser-enhanced solar sail is introduced and the radiation pressure force model for an ideal laser-enhanced solar sail is derived. A laser-enhanced solar sail is a “traditional” solar sail that is, however, not solely propelled by solar radiation, but additionally by a laser beam that illuminates the sail. The additional laser radiation pressure increases the sail's propulsive force and can give, depending on the location of the laser source, more control authority over the direction of the solar sail’s propulsive force vector. This way, laser-enhanced solar sails may augment already existing solar sail mission concepts and make novel mission concepts feasible. Y1 - 2017 N1 - 4th International Symposium on Solar Sailing 17-20 January 2017, Kyōto, Japan SP - 1 EP - 5 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 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Solar sail performance requirements for missions to the outer solar system and beyond T2 - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004 N2 - Solar sails enable missions to the outer solar system and beyond, although the solar radiation pressure decreases with the square of solar distance. For such missions, the solar sail may gain a large amount of energy by first making one or more close approaches to the sun. Within this paper, optimal trajectories for solar sail missions to the outer planets and into near interstellar space (200 AU) are presented. Thereby, it is shown that even near/medium-term solar sails with relatively moderate performance allow reasonable transfer times to the boundaries of the solar system. Y1 - 2004 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2514/6.IAC-04-S.P.11 N1 - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004 - Vancouver, Canada SP - 1 EP - 9 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Global optimization of low-thrust space missions using evolutionary neurocontrol T2 - Proceedings of the international workshop on global optimization N2 - Low-thrust space propulsion systems enable flexible high-energy deep space missions, but the design and optimization of the interplanetary transfer trajectory is usually difficult. It involves much experience and expert knowledge because the convergence behavior of traditional local trajectory optimization methods depends strongly on an adequate initial guess. Within this extended abstract, evolutionary neurocontrol, a method that fuses artificial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms, is proposed as a smart global method for low-thrust trajectory optimization. It does not require an initial guess. The implementation of evolutionary neurocontrol is detailed and its performance is shown for an exemplary mission. KW - Evolutionary Neurocontrol KW - Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization KW - Low-Thrust Propulsion Y1 - 2005 SP - 85 EP - 90 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Low-Thrust Mission Analysis and Global Trajectory Optimization Using Evolutionary Neurocontrol: New Results T2 - European Workshop on Space Mission Analysis ESA/ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany 10 { 12 Dec 2007 N2 - Interplanetary trajectories for low-thrust spacecraft are often characterized by multiple revolutions around the sun. Unfortunately, the convergence of traditional trajectory optimizers that are based on numerical optimal control methods depends strongly on an adequate initial guess for the control function (if a direct method is used) or for the starting values of the adjoint vector (if an indirect method is used). Especially when many revolutions around the sun are re- quired, trajectory optimization becomes a very difficult and time-consuming task that involves a lot of experience and expert knowledge in astrodynamics and optimal control theory, because an adequate initial guess is extremely hard to find. Evolutionary neurocontrol (ENC) was proposed as a smart method for low-thrust trajectory optimization that fuses artificial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms to so-called evolutionary neurocontrollers (ENCs) [1]. Inspired by natural archetypes, ENC attacks the trajectoryoptimization problem from the perspective of artificial intelligence and machine learning, a perspective that is quite different from that of optimal control theory. Within the context of ENC, a trajectory is regarded as the result of a spacecraft steering strategy that maps permanently the actual spacecraft state and the actual target state onto the actual spacecraft control vector. This way, the problem of searching the optimal spacecraft trajectory is equivalent to the problem of searching (or "learning") the optimal spacecraft steering strategy. An artificial neural network is used to implement such a spacecraft steering strategy. It can be regarded as a parameterized function (the network function) that is defined by the internal network parameters. Therefore, each distinct set of network parameters defines a different network function and thus a different steering strategy. The problem of searching the optimal steering strategy is now equivalent to the problem of searching the optimal set of network parameters. Evolutionary algorithms that work on a population of (artificial) chromosomes are used to find the optimal network parameters, because the parameters can be easily mapped onto a chromosome. The trajectory optimization problem is solved when the optimal chromosome is found. A comparison of solar sail trajectories that have been published by others [2, 3, 4, 5] with ENC-trajectories has shown that ENCs can be successfully applied for near-globally optimal spacecraft control [1, 6] and that they are able to find trajectories that are closer to the (unknown) global optimum, because they explore the trajectory search space more exhaustively than a human expert can do. The obtained trajectories are fairly accurate with respect to the terminal constraint. If a more accurate trajectory is required, the ENC-solution can be used as an initial guess for a local trajectory optimization method. Using ENC, low-thrust trajectories can be optimized without an initial guess and without expert attendance. Here, new results for nuclear electric spacecraft and for solar sail spacecraft are presented and it will be shown that ENCs find very good trajectories even for very difficult problems. Trajectory optimization results are presented for 1. NASA's Solar Polar Imager Mission, a mission to attain a highly inclined close solar orbit with a solar sail [7] 2. a mission to de ect asteroid Apophis with a solar sail from a retrograde orbit with a very-high velocity impact [8, 9] 3. JPL's \2nd Global Trajectory Optimization Competition", a grand tour to visit four asteroids from different classes with a NEP spacecraft Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd ED - Knopf, George K. ED - Otani, Yukitoshi T1 - Light propulsion systems for spacecraft T2 - Optical nano and micro actuator technology Y1 - 2017 SN - 9781315217628 (eBook) SP - 577 EP - 598 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Czupalla, Markus A1 - Horneck, G. A1 - Blome, Hans-Joachim T1 - The conceptual design of a hybrid life support system based on the evaluation and comparison of terrestrial testbeds JF - Advances in Space Research Y1 - 2005 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 35 IS - 9 SP - 1609 EP - 1620 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Christen, Marc A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Bartelt, Perry T1 - RAMMS: Numerical simulation of dense snow avalanches in three-dimensional terrain JF - Cold Regions Science and Technology N2 - Numerical avalanche dynamics models have become an essential part of snow engineering. Coupled with field observations and historical records, they are especially helpful in understanding avalanche flow in complex terrain. However, their application poses several new challenges to avalanche engineers. A detailed understanding of the avalanche phenomena is required to construct hazard scenarios which involve the careful specification of initial conditions (release zone location and dimensions) and definition of appropriate friction parameters. The interpretation of simulation results requires an understanding of the numerical solution schemes and easy to use visualization tools. We discuss these problems by presenting the computer model RAMMS, which was specially designed by the SLF as a practical tool for avalanche engineers. RAMMS solves the depth-averaged equations governing avalanche flow with accurate second-order numerical solution schemes. The model allows the specification of multiple release zones in three-dimensional terrain. Snow cover entrainment is considered. Furthermore, two different flow rheologies can be applied: the standard Voellmy–Salm (VS) approach or a random kinetic energy (RKE) model, which accounts for the random motion and inelastic interaction between snow granules. We present the governing differential equations, highlight some of the input and output features of RAMMS and then apply the models with entrainment to simulate two well-documented avalanche events recorded at the Vallée de la Sionne test site. KW - RAMMS KW - snow KW - avalanche Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2010.04.005 SN - 1872-7441 VL - 63 IS - 1-2 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Christen, Marc A1 - Bartelt, Perry A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Stoffel, Lukus T1 - Calculation of dense snow avalanches in three-dimensional terrain with the numerical simulation programm RAMMS T2 - Proceedings ISSW 2008 ; International Snow Science Workshop. Whistler 2008 N2 - Numerical models have become an essential part of snow avalanche engineering. Recent advances in understanding the rheology of flowing snow and the mechanics of entrainment and deposition have made numerical models more reliable. Coupled with field observations and historical records, they are especially helpful in understanding avalanche flow in complex terrain. However, the application of numerical models poses several new challenges to avalanche engineers. A detailed understanding of the avalanche phenomena is required to specify initial conditions (release zone dimensions and snowcover entrainment rates) as well as the friction parameters, which are no longer based on empirical back-calculations, rather terrain roughness, vegetation and snow properties. In this paper we discuss these problems by presenting the computer model RAMMS, which was specially designed by the SLF as a practical tool for avalanche engineers. RAMMS solves the depth-averaged equations governing avalanche flow with first and second-order numerical solution schemes. A tremendous effort has been invested in the implementation of advanced input and output features. Simulation results are therefore clearly and easily visualized to simplify their interpretation. More importantly, RAMMS has been applied to a series of well-documented avalanches to gauge model performance. In this paper we present the governing differential equations, highlight some of the input and output features of RAMMS and then discuss the simulation of the Gatschiefer avalanche that occurred in April 2008, near Klosters/Monbiel, Switzerland. KW - snow KW - avalanche Y1 - 2008 SP - 709 EP - 716 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Christen, Marc A1 - Bartelt, Perry A1 - Kowalski, Julia T1 - Back calculation of the In den Arelen avalanche with RAMMS: Interpretation of model results JF - Annals of Glaciology N2 - Two- and three-dimensional avalanche dynamics models are being increasingly used in hazard-mitigation studies. These models can provide improved and more accurate results for hazard mapping than the simple one-dimensional models presently used in practice. However, two- and three-dimensional models generate an extensive amount of output data, making the interpretation of simulation results more difficult. To perform a simulation in three-dimensional terrain, numerical models require a digital elevation model, specification of avalanche release areas (spatial extent and volume), selection of solution methods, finding an adequate calculation resolution and, finally, the choice of friction parameters. In this paper, the importance and difficulty of correctly setting up and analysing the results of a numerical avalanche dynamics simulation is discussed. We apply the two-dimensional simulation program RAMMS to the 1968 extreme avalanche event In den Arelen. We show the effect of model input variations on simulation results and the dangers and complexities in their interpretation. KW - avalanche Y1 - 2010 SN - 1727-5644 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3189/172756410791386553 VL - 51 IS - 54 SP - 161 EP - 168 PB - Cambridge University Press CY - Cambridge ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Carzana, Livio A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Noomen, Ron T1 - Model and trajectory optimization for an ideal laser-enhanced solar sail T2 - 68th International Astronautical Congress N2 - A laser-enhanced solar sail is a solar sail that is not solely propelled by solar radiation but additionally by a laser beam that illuminates the sail. This way, the propulsive acceleration of the sail results from the combined action of the solar and the laser radiation pressure onto the sail. The potential source of the laser beam is a laser satellite that coverts solar power (in the inner solar system) or nuclear power (in the outer solar system) into laser power. Such a laser satellite (or many of them) can orbit anywhere in the solar system and its optimal orbit (or their optimal orbits) for a given mission is a subject for future research. This contribution provides the model for an ideal laser-enhanced solar sail and investigates how a laser can enhance the thrusting capability of such a sail. The term ”ideal” means that the solar sail is assumed to be perfectly reflecting and that the laser beam is assumed to have a constant areal power density over the whole sail area. Since a laser beam has a limited divergence, it can provide radiation pressure at much larger solar distances and increase the radiation pressure force into the desired direction. Therefore, laser-enhanced solar sails may make missions feasible, that would otherwise have prohibitively long flight times, e.g. rendezvous missions in the outer solar system. This contribution will also analyze exemplary mission scenarios and present optimial trajectories without laying too much emphasis on the design and operations of the laser satellites. If the mission studies conclude that laser-enhanced solar sails would have advantages with respect to ”traditional” solar sails, a detailed study of the laser satellites and the whole system architecture would be the second next step Y1 - 2017 N1 - 68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017, 2017-09-25 → 2017-09-29, Adelaide, Australia 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 - Bühler, Yves A1 - Christen, Marc A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Bartelt, Perry T1 - Sensitivity of snow avalanche simulations to digital elevation model quality and resolution JF - Annals of Glaciology N2 - Digital elevation models (DEMs), represent the three-dimensional terrain and are the basic input for numerical snow avalanche dynamics simulations. DEMs can be acquired using topographic maps or remote-sensing technologies, such as photogrammetry or lidar. Depending on the acquisition technique, different spatial resolutions and qualities are achieved. However, there is a lack of studies that investigate the sensitivity of snow avalanche simulation algorithms to the quality and resolution of DEMs. Here, we perform calculations using the numerical avalance dynamics model RAMMS, varying the quality and spatial resolution of the underlying DEMs, while holding the simulation parameters constant. We study both channelized and open-terrain avalanche tracks with variable roughness. To quantify the variance of these simulations, we use well-documented large-scale avalanche events from Davos, Switzerland (winter 2007/08), and from our large-scale avalanche test site, Valĺee de la Sionne (winter 2005/06). We find that the DEM resolution and quality is critical for modeled flow paths, run-out distances, deposits, velocities and impact pressures. Although a spatial resolution of ~25 m is sufficient for large-scale avalanche modeling, the DEM datasets must be checked carefully for anomalies and artifacts before using them for dynamics calculations. KW - snow KW - avalanche Y1 - 2011 SN - 1727-5644 VL - 52 IS - 58 SP - 72 EP - 80 PB - Cambridge University Press CY - Cambridge ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Börner, Sebastian A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Hendrick, P. A1 - Recker, E. T1 - Control system modifications for a hydrogen fuelled gas-turbine JF - ISROMAC 13, 13th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, HI, US, Apr 4-7, 2010 Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-617-38848-4 SP - 665 EP - 670 PB - Curran CY - Red Hook, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Börner, Sebastian A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Hendrick, P. A1 - Recker, E. T1 - LES of Jets In Cross-Flow and Application to the “Micromix” Hydrogen Combustion T2 - XIX International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines 2009 (ISABE 2009) : Proceedings of a meeting held 7-11 September 2009, Montreal, Canada Y1 - 2009 SN - 9781615676064 SP - 1555 EP - 1561 ER - TY - THES A1 - Börner, Sebastian T1 - Optimization and testing of a low NOx hydrogen fuelled gas turbine Y1 - 2013 N1 - Zugl.: Bruxelles, Université libre, Diss., 2013 PB - Université Libre de Bruxelles CY - Bruxelles ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Böhnisch, Nils A1 - Braun, Carsten A1 - Muscarello, Vincenzo A1 - Marzocca, Pier T1 - About the wing and whirl flutter of a slender wing–propeller system JF - Journal of Aircraft N2 - Next-generation aircraft designs often incorporate multiple large propellers attached along the wingspan (distributed electric propulsion), leading to highly flexible dynamic systems that can exhibit aeroelastic instabilities. This paper introduces a validated methodology to investigate the aeroelastic instabilities of wing–propeller systems and to understand the dynamic mechanism leading to wing and whirl flutter and transition from one to the other. Factors such as nacelle positions along the wing span and chord and its propulsion system mounting stiffness are considered. Additionally, preliminary design guidelines are proposed for flutter-free wing–propeller systems applicable to novel aircraft designs. The study demonstrates how the critical speed of the wing–propeller systems is influenced by the mounting stiffness and propeller position. Weak mounting stiffnesses result in whirl flutter, while hard mounting stiffnesses lead to wing flutter. For the latter, the position of the propeller along the wing span may change the wing mode shapes and thus the flutter mechanism. Propeller positions closer to the wing tip enhance stability, but pusher configurations are more critical due to the mass distribution behind the elastic axis. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C037542 SN - 1533-3868 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - AIAA CY - Reston, Va. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bécret, P. A1 - Grossen, J. A1 - Trilla, J. A1 - Robinson, A. A1 - Bosschaerts, W. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Hendrick, P. T1 - Testing and numerical study of a 10 kW hydrogen micro combustor JF - International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications <7, 2007, Freiburg, Breisgau> ; PowerMEMS ; 7 Y1 - 2007 SP - 367 EP - 370 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Busse, Daniel A1 - Esch, Thomas A1 - Muntaniol, Roman T1 - Thermal management in E-carsharing vehicles - preconditioning concepts of passenger compartments T2 - E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice N2 - The issue of thermal management in electric vehicles includes the topics of drivetrain cooling and heating, interior temperature, vehicle body conditioning and safety. In addition to the need to ensure optimal thermal operating conditions of the drivetrain components (drive motor, battery and electrical components), thermal comfort must be provided for the passengers. Thermal comfort is defined as the feeling which expresses the satisfaction of the passengers with the ambient conditions in the compartment. The influencing factors on thermal comfort are the temperature and humidity as well as the speed of the indoor air and the clothing and the activity of the passengers, in addition to the thermal radiation and the temperatures of the interior surfaces. The generation and the maintenance of free visibility (ice- and moisture-free windows) count just as important as on-demand heating and cooling of the entire vehicle. A Carsharing climate concept of the innovative ec2go vehicle stipulates and allows for only seating areas used by passengers to be thermally conditioned in a close-to-body manner. To enable this, a particular feature has been added to the preconditioning of the Carsharing electric vehicle during the electric charging phase at the parking station. KW - Carsharing KW - Thermal management KW - Thermal comfort KW - Electrical vehicle KW - Passenger compartment Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-13193-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13194-8_18 SP - 327 EP - 343 PB - Springer CY - Cham [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bullerschen, Klaus-Gerd A1 - Wilhelmi, Herbert A1 - Wimmer, W. T1 - Influence of non-uniform material properties and water cooling on current density and temperature profiles in arc furnace elektrodes JF - Steel Research. 56 (1985), H. 11 Y1 - 1985 SN - 0177-4832 SP - 559 EP - 564 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bullerschen, Klaus-Gerd A1 - Wilhelmi, Herbert T1 - Cooling of arc furnace electrodes with heat pipes JF - Chemical Engineering & Technology. 14 (1991), H. 1 Y1 - 1991 SN - 0930-7516 SP - 45 EP - 53 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Britten, G. A1 - Braun, Carsten A1 - Hesse, M. A1 - Ballmann, Josef T1 - Computational aeroelasticity with reduced structural models T2 - Flow modulation and fluid-structure interaction at airplane wings : research results of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 401 at RWTH Aachen, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany / Josef Ballmann (Ed.) Notes on numerical fluid mechanics and multidisciplinary design. Vol. 84 Y1 - 2003 SN - 3-540-40209-8 SP - 275 EP - 299 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Braun, Carsten A1 - Boucke, Alexander A1 - Ballmann, Josef T1 - Numerical prediction of the wing deformation of a high speed transport aircraft type wind tunnel model by direct aeroelastic simulation T2 - Conference proceedings : CEAS/AIAA/DGLR International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics IFASD 2005 : München, June 28 - July 1, 2005. DGLR-Bericht. 2005,04 Y1 - 2005 SN - 3-932182-43-X PB - DGLR CY - Bonn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Braun, Carsten A1 - Boucke, Alexander A1 - Ballmann, Josef T1 - Numerical study of the influence of dynamic pressure and deflected ailerons on the deformation of a high speed wing model T2 - High performance computing in science and engineering '04. Transactions of the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) 2004 / Eds.: Egon Krause ... Y1 - 2005 SN - 3-540-22943-4 SP - 225 EP - 236 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Borggräfe, Andreas A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Mission performance evaluation for solar sails using a refined SRP force model with variable optical coefficients T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Solar Sailing N2 - Solar sails provide ignificant advantages over other low-thrust propulsion systems because they produce thrust by the momentum exchange from solar radiation pressure (SRP) and thus do not consume any propellant.The force exerted on a very thin sail foil basically depends on the light incidence angle. Several analytical SRP force models that describe the SRP force acting on the sail have been established since the 1970s. All the widely used models use constant optical force coefficients of the reflecting sail material. In 2006,MENGALI et al. proposed a refined SRP force model that takes into account the dependancy of the force coefficients on the light incident angle,the sail’s distance from the sun (and thus the sail emperature) and the surface roughness of the sail material [1]. In this paper, the refined SRP force model is compared to the previous ones in order to identify the potential impact of the new model on the predicted capabilities of solar sails in performing low-cost interplanetary space missions. All force models have been implemented within InTrance, a global low-thrust trajectory optimization software utilizing evolutionary neurocontrol [2]. Two interplanetary rendezvous missions, to Mercury and the near-Earth asteroid 1996FG3, are investigated. Two solar sail performances in terms of characteristic acceleration are examined for both scenarios, 0.2 mm/s2 and 0.5 mm/s2, termed “low” and “medium” sail performance. In case of the refined SRP model, three different values of surface roughness are chosen, h = 0 nm, 10 nm and 25 nm. The results show that the refined SRP force model yields shorter transfer times than the standard model. Y1 - 2010 N1 - 2nd International Symposium on Solar Sailing, ISSS 2010, 2010-07-20 - 2010-07-22. New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York, USA SP - 1 EP - 6 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 - JOUR A1 - Bohndick, Carla A1 - Bosse, Elke A1 - Jänsch, Vanessa K. A1 - Barnat, Miriam T1 - How different diversity factors affect the perception of first-year requirements in higher education JF - Frontline Learning Research N2 - In the light of growing university entry rates, higher education institutions not only serve larger numbers of students, but also seek to meet first-year students’ ever more diverse needs. Yet to inform universities how to support the transition to higher education, research only offers limited insights. Current studies tend to either focus on the individual factors that affect student success or they highlight students’ social background and their educational biography in order to examine the achievement of selected, non-traditional groups of students. Both lines of research appear to lack integration and often fail to take organisational diversity into account, such as different types of higher education institutions or degree programmes. For a more comprehensive understanding of student diversity, the present study includes individual, social and organisational factors. To gain insights into their role for the transition to higher education, we examine how the different factors affect the students’ perception of the formal and informal requirements of the first year as more or less difficult to cope with. As the perceived requirements result from both the characteristics of the students and the institutional context, they allow to investigate transition at the interface of the micro and the meso level of higher education. Latent profile analyses revealed that there are no profiles with complex patterns of perception of the first-year requirements, but the identified groups rather differ in the overall level of perceived challenges. Moreover, SEM indicates that the differences in the perception largely depend on the individual factors self-efficacy and volition. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v9i2.667 SN - 2295-3159 VL - 9 IS - 2 SP - 78 EP - 95 PB - EARLI ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Sürken, Norbert A1 - Kreitmeier, F. T1 - Numerical and experimental investigations on endwall contouring in a four-stage turbine JF - ASME Turbo Expo Land Sea & Air 2001 : June 4 - 8, 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana / IGTI, International Gas Turbine Institute. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. International Gas Turbine Institute .. Y1 - 2001 SN - 0-7918-3528-6 N1 - ASME-Paper 2001-GT-0481 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Heuer, Tom A1 - Bütikofer, J. T1 - Numerical and experimental investigations of the influence of different swirl-ratios on the temperature streak equalization in a 4-stage turbine JF - ASME Turbo Expo 2000 ; Munich, May 8-11 2000 Y1 - 2000 N1 - ASME-paper ; 2000-GT-250 CY - Munich ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter A1 - Funke, Harald T1 - Experimental investigations into the nonuniform flow in a 4-stage turbine with special focus on the flow equalization in the first turbine stage JF - ASME TURBO EXPO, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, 2003 Y1 - 2003 SN - 0-7918-3689-4 N1 - ASME TURBO EXPO 2003, Proceedings, Vol. 6: Turbomachinery, Pt. A, Atlanta, US, Jun 16-19, 2003 SP - 281 EP - 289 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, D. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Gier, J. T1 - Numerical and Experimental Investigations on the Flow in a 4-Stage Turbine with Special Focus on the Development of a Radial Temperature Streak JF - ASME Turbo Expo 1999, Indianapolis, USA, 1999 Y1 - 1999 N1 - ASME-Paper 99-GT-027 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, D. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Gier, J. T1 - Temperature jet development in a cross-over channel JF - Third European Conference on Turbomachinery - fluid dynamics and thermodynamics : : 2 - 5 March 1999, Royal National Hotel, London, UK / organized by the Energy Transfer and Thermofluid Mechanics Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE); with support and sponsorship from European Commission / Vol. B. Y1 - 1999 N1 - C557/158/99 ; IMechE conference transactions 1999-1B SP - 671 EP - 680 PB - Professional Engineering Publ. CY - Bury St. Edmunds ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Blome, Hans-Joachim A1 - Wilson, Thomas L. T1 - The quantum temperature of accelerating cosmological models of an entangled Universe JF - Advances in Space Research. 35 (2005), H. 1 Y1 - 2005 SN - 0273-1177 SP - 111 EP - 115 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Blome, Hans-Joachim A1 - Wilson, Thomas L. T1 - The entangled Universe JF - Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology, Proceedings of the 13th Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, held in Erice, Italy, 2-14 June 2002 / edited by Maurice M. Shapiro ... [et al.] Y1 - 2004 SN - 981-238-727-7 SP - 23 EP - 38 PB - World Scientific Publishing CY - New Jersey, NJ ER -