Solar sail;
Solar radiation pressure;
Attitude dynamics;
Design and deployment;
ATTITUDE-CONTROL SYSTEM;
ARTIFICIAL EQUILIBRIUM POINTS;
GRAVITY TRACTOR SPACECRAFT;
SAMPLE RETURN;
RADIATION PRESSURE;
CONING CONTROL;
ORBIT CONTROL;
DYNAMICS;
DESIGN;
TRAJECTORIES;
D O I:
10.1016/j.paerosci.2016.07.001
中图分类号:
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号:
08 ;
0825 ;
摘要:
In this paper, the current state of the art of solar sail technology is reviewed. Solar sail research is quite broad and multi-disciplinary; this paper focuses mainly on areas such as solar sail dynamics, attitude control, design and deployment, and mission and trajectory analysis. Special attention is given to solar radiation pressure force modeling and attitude dynamics. Some basics of solar sailing which would be very useful for a new investigator in the area are also presented. Technological difficulties and current challenges in solar sail system design are identified, and possible ideas for future research in the field are also discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.