Preliminary mission profile of Hera's Milani CubeSat
CubeSats offer a flexible and low-cost option to increase the scientific and technological
return of small-body exploration missions. ESA's Hera mission, the European component of …
return of small-body exploration missions. ESA's Hera mission, the European component of …
Natural landing simulations on generated local rocky terrains for asteroid cubic lander
Recent missions reveal that rubble-pile asteroids usually have a wide distribution of bare
rocks in various scales. The dynamical evolution of a lander interacting with such rough …
rocks in various scales. The dynamical evolution of a lander interacting with such rough …
Natural landing dynamics near the secondary in single-tidal-locked binary asteroids
T Wen, X Zeng - Advances in Space Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The hop** dynamics of a lander in single-tidal-locked binary asteroid systems is explored.
A coupled orbit-attitude dynamical model of the lander in the body-fixed frame of the …
A coupled orbit-attitude dynamical model of the lander in the body-fixed frame of the …
Ballistic deployment from quasi-satellite orbits around Phobos under realistic dynamical and surface environment constraints
Landing on Phobos and bringing samples from its surface would settle the debate on the
origin of the Martian moons and support future manned exploration to Mars. To fulfill these …
origin of the Martian moons and support future manned exploration to Mars. To fulfill these …
Influence of the lander size and shape on the ballistic landing motion
XY Zeng, ZW Li, TG Wen, YL Zhang - Earth and Space Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article investigates the ballistic landing motion and final distribution of the landers in
different sizes or shapes near the small celestial body. Three typical shapes, including cubic …
different sizes or shapes near the small celestial body. Three typical shapes, including cubic …
Landing simulation in the full two-body problem of binary asteroids
T Wen, X Zeng - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper investigates the motion of a lander in a fully coupled spin–orbit binary system.
The full dynamical equations are established, including the states of the lander and the two …
The full dynamical equations are established, including the states of the lander and the two …
Optimal maneuvers around binary asteroids using particle swarm optimization and machine learning
Designing optimal transfer trajectories and reference orbit tracking in binary asteroid
systems is both challenging and computationally expensive. This paper proposes a method …
systems is both challenging and computationally expensive. This paper proposes a method …
High-fidelity landing modeling of small-body probes: Considering solar panel deformation and soil properties
Y Wang, W Guan, J Hu - Acta Astronautica, 2025 - Elsevier
A high-fidelity dynamical model that can depict the touchdown of a probe on a small body is
fundamental for precise control and is critical to the success of a landing mission. However …
fundamental for precise control and is critical to the success of a landing mission. However …
Design of robust ballistic landings on the secondary of a binary asteroid
ESA's Hera mission aims to visit binary asteroid Didymos in late 2026, investigating its
physical characteristics and the result of NASA's impact by the DART spacecraft in more …
physical characteristics and the result of NASA's impact by the DART spacecraft in more …
Bouncing return trajectory design for precise lander deployment to asteroids
X Li, DJ Scheeres, D Qiao - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper investigates a novel method to increase the accuracy of ballistic deployment by
controlling the spin rate of the lander, assuming that the lander is spherical. The concept of …
controlling the spin rate of the lander, assuming that the lander is spherical. The concept of …