Optimum solar-sail interplanetary trajectories

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Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976aaas.conft....s&link_type=abstract

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and American Astronautical Society, Astrodynamics Conference, San Diego, Cali

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Calculus Of Variations, Interplanetary Trajectories, Solar Sails, Trajectory Optimization, Asteroids, Mars (Planet), Mercury (Planet), Solar Orbits, Spacecraft Propulsion, Thrust Programming, Venus (Planet)

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A description is given of the optimization of solar-sail interplanetary trajectories. The optimization procedure is based on the calculus of variations. Attention is given to aspects of thrust optimization, optimization criteria, a terrestrial planet rendezvous, the Venus and Mars rendezvous, the Mercury rendezvous, and an asteroid roundtrip mission. The investigation shows that a solar-sail spacecraft represents a viable option for the exploration of the solar system in the future.

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