Deterministic Trajectory Design and Attitude Maneuvers of Gradient-Index Solar Sail in Interplanetary Transfers

A refractive sail is a special type of solar sail concept, whose membrane exposed to the Sun’s rays is covered with an advanced engineered film made of micro-prisms. Unlike the well-known reflective solar sail, an ideally flat refractive sail is able to generate a nonzero thrust component along the...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Marco Bassetto, Giovanni Mengali, Alessandro A. Quarta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Subjects:	refractive sail interplanetary trajectories trajectory optimization sail attitude maneuvers
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10463

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