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Attitude passive stability criteria of axisymmetric solar sail under a general SRP model

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Abstract

Attitude passive stability criteria of a solar sail whose membrane surface is axisymmetric are studied in this paper under a general SRP model. This paper proved that arbitrary attitude equilibrium position can be designed through adjusting the deviation between the pressure center and the mass of the sail. Two different linearization methods are adopted to analyze the stability of the attitude equilibrium. The results show that the attitude stability depends on the membrane surface shape and area. The simulation results also confirm that the two stability criteria are almost identical for axisymmetric solar sail. Several numerical examples are presented to validate the criteria.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances In The Astronautical Sciences
EditorsDonald L. Mackison, Ossama Abdelkhalik, Roby S. Wilson, Renato Zanetti
PublisherUnivelt Inc.
Pages3543-3562
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9780877036111
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014 - Mexico, United States
Duration: 26 Jan 201430 Jan 2014

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume152
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Conference

Conference24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMexico
Period26/01/1430/01/14

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