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Attitude Dynamics and Stability of a Simple Solar Photon Thruster
Joint Authors
Smirnov, Georgi
Pereira, Maria Cecilia
Guerman, Anna D.
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper is dedicated to the development of a model of the attitude dynamics for a nonideal Simple Solar Photon Thruster (SSPT) and to the analysis of sailcraft motions with respect to their centre of mass.
Derivation of the expressions for force and torque due to solar radiation that is valid for the case, when there is a misalignment of the SSPT axis with the sun direction, is followed by study of sailcraft dynamics and stability properties.
Analysis of stability shows that an ideally reflecting sail is unstable, while for a sailcraft with nonideal collector, the symmetry axis is stable with respect to the Sun direction for large variety of system parameters.
The motion around symmetry axis is always unstable and requires an active stabilizer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Guerman, Anna D.& Smirnov, Georgi& Pereira, Maria Cecilia. 2013. Attitude Dynamics and Stability of a Simple Solar Photon Thruster. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Guerman, Anna D.…[et al.]. Attitude Dynamics and Stability of a Simple Solar Photon Thruster. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Guerman, Anna D.& Smirnov, Georgi& Pereira, Maria Cecilia. Attitude Dynamics and Stability of a Simple Solar Photon Thruster. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011243
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1011243