Sliding mode control for attitude maneuvers of Helianthus solar sail
The recent successes of demonstration missions based on solar sail technology have paved
the way for designing new mission scenarios with propellantless propulsion systems. In this …
the way for designing new mission scenarios with propellantless propulsion systems. In this …
Deep networks as approximators of optimal low-thrust and multi-impulse cost in multitarget missions
In the design of multitarget interplanetary missions, there are always many options available,
making it often impractical to optimize in detail each transfer trajectory in a preliminary …
making it often impractical to optimize in detail each transfer trajectory in a preliminary …
Trajectory & maneuver design of the NEA Scout solar sail mission
G Lantoine, A Cox, T Sweetser, D Grebow, G Whiffen… - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEA Scout) mission aimed to deliver a 6U CubeSat
to a slow flyby of a Near Earth Asteroid using a solar sail as the primary propulsion system …
to a slow flyby of a Near Earth Asteroid using a solar sail as the primary propulsion system …
Rapid planning for aerocapture trajectory via convex optimization
H Han, D Qiao, H Chen, X Li - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Aerocapture, which usually refers to delivering a vehicle from hyperbolic orbit to planetary
orbit using the aerodynamic force, can potentially lower fuel consumption. By controlling the …
orbit using the aerodynamic force, can potentially lower fuel consumption. By controlling the …
Forecasting-based data-driven model-free adaptive sliding mode attitude control of combined spacecraft
H Gao, G Ma, Y Lv, Y Guo - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel forecasting-based data-driven model-free adaptive sliding mode
attitude control (FMFASMC) method is proposed for the postcapture combined spacecraft in …
attitude control (FMFASMC) method is proposed for the postcapture combined spacecraft in …
Solar Sail Transfer Trajectory Design for Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 Rendezvous
The goal of this paper is to analyze the optimal transfer towards the periodic comet
29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 of a solar sail-based spacecraft. This periodic and active …
29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 of a solar sail-based spacecraft. This periodic and active …
Low-thrust spacecraft trajectory optimization via a DNN-based method
S Yin, J Li, L Cheng - Advances in Space Research, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
especially for continuous low-thrust trajectory optimization problems. In this study, an …
Real-time trajectory optimization for collision-free asteroid landing based on deep neural networks
For the problem of autonomous and safe landing on irregularly shaped asteroids, a real-time
collision-free trajectory optimization method based on deep neural networks (DNNs) is …
collision-free trajectory optimization method based on deep neural networks (DNNs) is …
Trajectory design for a solar-sail mission to asteroid 2016 HO3
This paper proposes the use of solar-sail technology currently under development at NASA
Langley Research Center for a CubeSat rendezvous mission with asteroid 2016 HO 3, a …
Langley Research Center for a CubeSat rendezvous mission with asteroid 2016 HO 3, a …
A pseudoequinoctial sha** method with fourier approximation for low-thrust trajectory optimization
Shape-based methods are commonly used in solving the low-thrust trajectory optimization
problem. Designing a shape trajectory by maximizing a given performance index has been …
problem. Designing a shape trajectory by maximizing a given performance index has been …