Structural dynamics of a spin-stabilized, mast-free solar sail design

Thierry Botter; Victoria L. Coverstone; Rodney L. Burton

Structural dynamics of a spin-stabilized, mast-free solar sail design

Thierry Botter, Victoria L. Coverstone, Rodney L. Burton

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Abstract

The time-varying motion of a spin-stabilized, mast-free solar sail design has been investigated. Governing equations for the dynamical motion of the sails were derived. Three specific cases were studied: the pitch-only steady-state and transient responses of an ideal sail, the steady-state shape of a Sun-facing sail along with the time-dependent motion in sweep-back deflection, and the transient spin-up deflection of a sail due to a controlled pitch maneuvers at the tip. The equations were applied to Ultrasail, an ultra-lightweight solar sail design, to model transient motion of its blades. Results from numerous simulations using the Ultrasail baseline design are also presented in this paper.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Spaceflight Mechanics 2006 - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechnaics Meeting
Pages	1935-1954
Number of pages	20
State	Published - Dec 1 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	Spaceflight Mechanics 2006 - AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechnaics Meeting - Tampa, FL, United States Duration: Jan 22 2006 → Jan 26 2006

Publication series

Name	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	124 II
ISSN (Print)	0065-3438

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Other	Spaceflight Mechanics 2006 - AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechnaics Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	1/22/06 → 1/26/06

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Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Structural dynamics of a spin-stabilized, mast-free solar sail design. / Botter, Thierry; Coverstone, Victoria L.; Burton, Rodney L.

Spaceflight Mechanics 2006 - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechnaics Meeting. 2006. p. 1935-1954 (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences; Vol. 124 II).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Botter, T, Coverstone, VL & Burton, RL 2006, Structural dynamics of a spin-stabilized, mast-free solar sail design. in Spaceflight Mechanics 2006 - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechnaics Meeting. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 124 II, pp. 1935-1954, Spaceflight Mechanics 2006 - AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechnaics Meeting, Tampa, FL, United States, 1/22/06.

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