
Article Title
Review on solar sail technology
Keywords
solar sail, orbit, attitude, structure
Abstract
This paper reviews solar sail trajectory design and dynamics, attitude control, and structuraldynamics. Within the area of orbital dynamics, methods relevant to transfer trajectorydesign and non-Keplerian orbit generation are discussed. Within the area of attitude control,different control strategies, including utilisation of solar radiation pressure and conventionalactuators, are discussed. Finally, the methods of modelling structural dynamics during andafter deployment are discussed, before considering possible future trends in developing ofsolar sailing missions.
Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Shengping Gong,Malcolm Macdonald,Review on solar sail technology.Astrodyn.2019, 3(2): 93–125.