The aim of this paper is to analyze optimal trajectories of a solar sail-based spacecraft in missions towards the outer Solar System region. The paper proposes a simplified approach able to estimate the minimum flight time required to reach a given (sufficiently high) heliocentric distance. In particular, the effect of a set of solar photonic assists on the overall mission performance is analyzed with a simplified numerical approach. A comparison with results taken from the existing literature show the soundness of the proposed approach.


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    Title :

    Solar Sail Simplified Optimal Control Law for Reaching High Heliocentric Distances


    Additional title:

    Aerotec. Missili Spaz.


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio ; 100 , 4 ; 337-344


    Publication date :

    2021-12-01


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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