Propellantless Attitude Control of a Nonplanar Solar Sail.

Autor: Eldad, Ofer, Glenn Lightsey, E.
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Zdroj: Journal of Guidance, Control & Dynamics; Aug2015, Vol. 38 Issue 8, p1531-1534, 4p
Abstrakt: An investigation into propellantless attitude control of a nonplanar square solar sail with four control vanes, one at each corner of the sail is presented. Topics covered include the development of a control strategy that incorporates passive stability and trimming the sail moments about the x and y axes, the use of the approach in controlling solar sail attitude in the presence of the sail force model uncertainty and control law and moment allocation.
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