Abstract The Electric Solar Wind Sail (E-sail) is an innovative propellantless propulsion
system conceived by Pekka Janhunen in 2004 for use in interplanetary space. An E-sail …

In this work, a novel orbital-attitude coupled control framework is developed for the electric
solar wind sail (E-sail) spacecraft, aiming to handle the orbital transformation and attitude …

This paper investigates approximate solutions to the two-dimensional equations of motion of
a generalized sail-based spacecraft. A generalized sail is a propellantless propulsion …

As an innovative spacecraft propellantless propulsion technology, the electric sail can
generate electric fields that interact with the solar wind, generating continuous propulsive …

In satellite formation missions, conventional low-thrust spacecraft need to continuously
consume fuel to maintain a stable formation configuration, which limits the mission period …

Trajectory planning method for the entire recovery process of the reusable launch vehicle is
studied. Firstly, a revised trajectory correction method (RTCM) is proposed to reduce the …

This paper discusses the linearized relative motion and control of Electric Solar Wind Sails
(E-sails) operating in formation flight around a heliocentric displaced orbit. An E-sail is …

This article investigates the attitude control and stability analysis of an electric solar wind sail
(E-sail) by considering elastic deflection of tethers while assuming main spacecraft and …

This paper presents the design of a flexible bending actuator using shape memory alloy
(SMA) and its integration in attitude control for solar sailing. The SMA actuator has …

This paper investigates the spin rate bounds, the configuration stability subject to the solar
wind fluctuations, and sail angle control of an electric solar wind sail (E-sail) by a high …