Solar sail cooperative formation flying around L2-type artificial equilibrium points

W Wang, H Baoyin, G Mengali, AA Quarta - Acta Astronautica, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to propose a distributed control architecture for a solar sail-based
formation, flying around an L 2-type artificial equilibrium point in the Sun-[Earth+ Moon] …

Linearized relative motion and proximity control of E-sail-based displaced orbits

X Pan, AA Quarta, G Mengali, M Xu - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Multiple solar sail formation flying around heliocentric displaced orbit via consensus

W Wang, AA Quarta, G Mengali, J Yuan - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the problem of multiple solar sail-based spacecraft formation flying
in which the chief follows a heliocentric displaced orbit, whereas each deputy adjusts the …

Time-optimal formation establishment around a slowly rotating asteroid

W Wang, G Mengali, AA Quarta, H Baoyin - Journal of Guidance …, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
ASTEROIDS'exploration has drawn a growing interest since the early 1990s, when NASA,
European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) …

The web of resonant periodic orbits in the Earth–Moon Quasi-Bicircular Problem including solar radiation pressure

C Gao, JJ Masdemont, G Gomez, J Yuan - Communications in Nonlinear …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper is devoted to the study of the influence of the solar radiation pressure on the
dynamics around the dynamical substitutes of the L 1 and L 2 points in the Earth–Moon …

Formation flying for electric sails in displaced orbits. Part II: distributed coordinated control

W Wang, G Mengali, AA Quarta, J Yuan - Advances in Space Research, 2017 - Elsevier
We analyze a cooperative control framework for electric sail formation flying around a
heliocentric displaced orbit, aiming at observing the polar region of a celestial body. The …

Formation flying for electric sails in displaced orbits. Part I: geometrical analysis

W Wang, G Mengali, AA Quarta, J Yuan - Advances in Space Research, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a geometrical methodology for analyzing the formation flying of electric solar
wind sail based spacecraft that operate in heliocentric, elliptic, displaced orbits. The …

Analysis of relative motion in non-Keplerian orbits via modified equinoctial elements

W Wang, G Mengali, AA Quarta, J Yuan - Aerospace Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper discusses a mathematical model to determine an analytical form of the equations
describing the relative motion of two spacecraft that, using a suitable continuous-thrust …

Elliptic displaced orbit approximation with equally spaced impulses

A Caruso, G Mengali, AA Quarta - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
A DISPLACED non-Keplerian orbit (DNKO) is a closed two-dimensional trajectory for which
the orbital plane does not contain the primary body center of mass, and it is maintained by a …

Hybrid Sail Displaced Orbits Around Point in the Elliptic Earth-Moon System

C Gao, W Wang, J Yuan, L Guo - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
SOLAR sail is a propellantless propulsion system that can generate continuous thrust over a
long period by reflecting solar photons. The peculiar propulsion mechanism of a solar sail …