WO2004098994A3 - Attitude determination and control system for a solar sail spacecraft - Google Patents

Attitude determination and control system for a solar sail spacecraft Download PDF

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WO2004098994A3
WO2004098994A3 PCT/US2003/040100 US0340100W WO2004098994A3 WO 2004098994 A3 WO2004098994 A3 WO 2004098994A3 US 0340100 W US0340100 W US 0340100W WO 2004098994 A3 WO2004098994 A3 WO 2004098994A3
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solar sail
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attitude determination
sail spacecraft
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Bong Wie
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Univ Arizona
Bong Wie
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/26—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using jets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B64G1/407—Solar sailing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B64G1/405—Ion or plasma engines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B64G1/411—Electric propulsion
    • B64G1/415—Arcjets or resistojets

Abstract

A solar sail spacecraft with microthrusters (21) approximate edges of the solar sail (11). The microthrusters provide attitude control and are mounted along spars (17). Some embodiments include control vanes (37).
PCT/US2003/040100 2002-12-13 2003-12-15 Attitude determination and control system for a solar sail spacecraft WO2004098994A2 (en)

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US6194790B1 (en) * 1999-11-22 2001-02-27 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Solar sail for power generation
US20020116877A1 (en) * 2001-02-28 2002-08-29 Elmar Breitbach Apparatus including a boom to be compressed and rolled up
US20030010869A1 (en) * 2001-07-16 2003-01-16 Junichiro Kawaguchi Large membrane space structure and method for its deployment and expansion

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US6194790B1 (en) * 1999-11-22 2001-02-27 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Solar sail for power generation
US20020116877A1 (en) * 2001-02-28 2002-08-29 Elmar Breitbach Apparatus including a boom to be compressed and rolled up
US20030010869A1 (en) * 2001-07-16 2003-01-16 Junichiro Kawaguchi Large membrane space structure and method for its deployment and expansion

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