Dynamic and Structural Performances of a New Sailcraft Concept for Interplanetary Missions

Typical square solar-sail design is characterised by a central hub with four-quadrant sails, conferring to the spacecraft the classical X-configuration. One of the critical aspects related to this architecture is due to the large deformations of both membrane and booms, which leads to a reduction of...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Peloni, Daniele Barbera, Susanna Laurenzi, Christian Circi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/714371
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