Propellantless propulsion systems allow innovative mission scenarios to be envisaged,
including the generation and the stabilization of artificial equilibrium points in the circular …

The set of the orbital angular-momentum reversal, or H-reversal, sailcraft trajectory was born
as a type of unconventional precursor interstellar mission trajectory by using …

Initial solution guess has a significant impact on the convergence of indirect methods,
especially for continuous low-thrust trajectory optimization problems. In this study, an …

Traveling to outer space has long fascinated humanity, but the astronomical distances
restrain us within our solar system. Laser-driven spacecraft is a promising candidate for …

The propellantless working principle of a solar sail requires the total flight time to be
minimized when looking for the optimal trajectory to reach a given target state. In this work …

An interplanetary trajectory optimization of the multi-asteroid rendezvous is investigated for a
solar sail-based spacecraft. The optimal control problem is formulated using the calculus of …

Solar sails with the capability of generating a tangential radiation pressure at the sun-
pointing attitude, such as refractive sails can provide more efficient methods for attitude and …

The subject of this paper is a new class of planar non-Keplerian orbits made possible by
relatively high performance solar sails. The class of noncircular orbits is symmetric with …

The deformation of the solar-sail membrane is an important factor for causing inaccuracies
in the solar-sail missions. This paper describes the solar sail under deformation by using a …

A good model of solar-radiation pressure induced thrust is one of the key points in sailcraft
trajectory design. The sail membrane's local topographic deformations, ie wrinkles and …