Modeling of solar sail surface oscillations during interplanetary flight

Chekashov, A. S.; Starinova, Olga; Alipova, Bakhyt; Gorbunova, I. V.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1096/1/012064

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“…Based on this assumption and following Ref. [38], there is no angle dependence and Eq. ( 21) becomes simpler and takes the following form:…”

Section: Appendix A: Vibration Of the Membranementioning

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Inflation deployed torus-shaped solar sail accelerated via thermal desorption of coating

Kezerashvili,

Starinova,

Chekashov

et al. 2019

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A torus-shaped sail consists of a reflective membrane attached to an inflatable torus-shaped rim. The sail's deployment from its stowed configuration is initiated by introducing inflation pressure into the toroidal rim with an attached circular flat membrane coated by heat-sensitive materials that undergo thermal desorption (TD) from a solid to a gas phase. Our study of the deployment and acceleration of the sail is split into three steps: at a particular heliocentric distance a torusshaped sail is deployed by a gas inflated into the toroidal rim and the membrane is kept flat by the pressure of the gas; under heating by solar radiation, the membrane coat undergoes TD and the sail is accelerated via TD of coating and solar radiation pressure (SRP); when TD ends, the sail utilizes thrust only from SRP. We study the stability of the torus-shaped sail and deflection and vibration of the flat membrane due to the acceleration by TD and SRP. The stability of the toroidal rim is addressed.

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“…Based on this assumption and following Ref. [38], there is no angle dependence and Eq. ( 21) becomes simpler and takes the following form:…”

Section: Appendix A: Vibration Of the Membranementioning

confidence: 92%

Inflation deployed torus-shaped solar sail accelerated via thermal desorption of coating

Kezerashvili,

Starinova,

Chekashov

et al. 2019

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On relative motions via a solar sail

Rodnikov

2021

XLIV ACADEMIC SPACE CONFERENCE: Dedicated to the Memory of Academician S.P. Korolev and Other Outstanding Russian Scientists –

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Coastal navigation by a solar sail

Rodnikov

2020

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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In this paper, we study relative motions of a light spacecraft equipped with a solar sail and tethered somehow to a heavy heliocentric orbital space station. One can say that such spacecraft realizes a kind of a coastal navigation. Formulating a model problem of the spacecraft motion, we state that if the sail can be oriented arbitrary then motions along a rectilinear tether are possible in both directions. Also, we present algorithm of the spacecraft relocation if it is joined with the station by a tether. This algorithm is based on the motion equations solutions that can be interpreted as perturbed motions of a simple pendulum.

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Modeling of solar sail surface oscillations during interplanetary flight

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Inflation deployed torus-shaped solar sail accelerated via thermal desorption of coating

Inflation deployed torus-shaped solar sail accelerated via thermal desorption of coating

On relative motions via a solar sail

Coastal navigation by a solar sail

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