This paper describes a method of modeling general attitude dynamics of a nonspinning momentum-biased spacecraft under strong influence of solar radiation pressure. This model, called the “generalized sail dynamics model,” can be applied to realistic solar sail spacecraft with nonflat surfaces and nonuniform optical reflectance. A coarse sun-pointing momentum-biased spacecraft is especially of interest, for which an approximate solution of the equations of motion is analytically derived. Stability and fundamental characteristics of momentum-biased spacecraft dynamics as well as theoretical relations with past dynamics models are discussed in detail. Furthermore, unique attitude motion predicted by the novel model is verified with flight data of the Japanese interplanetary probe, Hayabusa 2.


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    Title :

    Generalized Attitude Model for Momentum-Biased Solar Sail Spacecraft


    Contributors:
    Ono, Go (author) / Tsuda, Yuichi (author) / Akatsuka, Kosuke (author) / Saiki, Takanao (author) / Mimasu, Yuya (author) / Ogawa, Naoko (author) / Terui, Fuyuto (author)

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    Publication date :

    2016-07-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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