Journal: Acta Astronautica

Found 136 papers in total
High-precision single-input control of relative motion in spacecraft formation
High-precision single-input control of relative motion in spacecraft formation
2014,
A Newton‐type method is proposed to improve the accuracy of control for...
Station keeping of a solar sail around a Halo orbit
Station keeping of a solar sail around a Halo orbit
2014,
Solar sails are a concept of spacecraft propulsion that takes advantage of solar...
Effects of uncertainties and flexible dynamic contributions on the control of a spacecraft full-coupled model
Effects of uncertainties and flexible dynamic contributions on the control of a spacecraft full-coupled model
2014,
One of the most important problems for performing a good design of the spacecraft...
Stability of spinning satellite under axial thrust and internal mass motion
Stability of spinning satellite under axial thrust and internal mass motion
2014,
This paper considers a spinning rigid body and a particle with internal motion under...
Spin-axis pointing of a magnetically actuated spacecraft
Spin-axis pointing of a magnetically actuated spacecraft
2014,
Attitude regulation proves to be a challenging problem, when magnetic actuators alone...
Image based control of the ‘PINOCCHIO’ experimental free flying platform
Image based control of the ‘PINOCCHIO’ experimental free flying platform
2014,
A free floating platform is realized with a pneumatic suspension system which enables...
A hybrid attitude controller consisting of electromagnetic torque rods and an active fluid ring
A hybrid attitude controller consisting of electromagnetic torque rods and an active fluid ring
2014,
In this paper, a novel hybrid actuation system for satellite attitude stabilization is...
Mission analysis and systems design of a near-term and far-term pole-sitter mission
Mission analysis and systems design of a near-term and far-term pole-sitter mission
2014,
This paper provides a detailed mission analysis and systems design of a...
Spin-stabilized satellite magnetic attitude control scheme without initial detumbling
Spin-stabilized satellite magnetic attitude control scheme without initial detumbling
2014,
The angular motion of an axisymmetrical satellite equipped with an active magnetic...
Simple method for performance evaluation of multistage rockets
Simple method for performance evaluation of multistage rockets
2014,
Multistage rockets are commonly employed to place spacecraft and satellites in their...
Earth‐Moon libration point orbit stationkeeping: Theory, modeling, and operations
Earth‐Moon libration point orbit stationkeeping: Theory, modeling, and operations
2014,
Collinear Earth–Moon libration points have emerged as locations with immediate...
Application of SDRE technique to orbital and attitude control of spacecraft formation flying
Application of SDRE technique to orbital and attitude control of spacecraft formation flying
2014,
This paper proposes the application of a nonlinear control technique for coupled...
Design and development of guidance navigation and control algorithms for spacecraft rendezvous and docking experimentation
Design and development of guidance navigation and control algorithms for spacecraft rendezvous and docking experimentation
2014,
This paper presents the design of the GNC system of a ground test‐bed for...
Nonlinear filtering methods for spacecraft navigation based on differential algebra
Nonlinear filtering methods for spacecraft navigation based on differential algebra
2014,
The problem of nonlinear filtering for spacecraft navigation has been addressed. Two...
Venus transfer design by combining invariant manifolds and low-thrust arcs
Venus transfer design by combining invariant manifolds and low-thrust arcs
2014,
Patched three body interplanetary transfers are designed. A Poincarè section...
Control system design of the Korean lunar lander demonstrator
Control system design of the Korean lunar lander demonstrator
2014,
Adoption of demonstration model in lunar lander development program is introduced....
Experiments and numerical simulations of an electrodynamic tether deployment from a spool-type reel using thrusters
Experiments and numerical simulations of an electrodynamic tether deployment from a spool-type reel using thrusters
2014,
We investigated tether deployment using thrusters by means of numerical simulations....
The perfect boring situation–Addressing the experience of monotony during crewed deep space missions through habitability design
The perfect boring situation–Addressing the experience of monotony during crewed deep space missions through habitability design
2014,
Addressing critical issue of monotony in crewed deep space transfer through...
Design of transfer trajectories between resonant orbits in the Earth‐Moon restricted problem
Design of transfer trajectories between resonant orbits in the Earth‐Moon restricted problem
2014,
Planar and 3D families of resonant orbits are computed in the Earth–Moon system....
Hybrid methods for determining time-optimal, constrained spacecraft reorientation maneuvers
Hybrid methods for determining time-optimal, constrained spacecraft reorientation maneuvers
2014,
Heuristic methods are used to generate initial guesses for a pseudospectral method....
Severe disruption of the cytoskeleton and immunologically relevant surface molecules in a human macrophageal cell line in microgravity–Results of an in vitro experiment on board of the Shenzhou-8 space mission
Severe disruption of the cytoskeleton and immunologically relevant surface molecules in a human macrophageal cell line in microgravity–Results of an in vitro experiment on board of the Shenzhou-8 space mission
2014,
We investigated human macrophageal cells in long‐term microgravity. We analyzed...
A space exploration strategy that promotes international and commercial participation
A space exploration strategy that promotes international and commercial participation
2014,
This paper presents a human space exploration strategy that uses internationally and...
Broad-search algorithms for the spacecraft trajectory design of Callisto‐Ganymede‐Io triple flyby sequences from 2024 to 2040, Part I: Heuristic pruning of the search space
Broad-search algorithms for the spacecraft trajectory design of Callisto‐Ganymede‐Io triple flyby sequences from 2024 to 2040, Part I: Heuristic pruning of the search space
2014,
Callisto–Ganymede–Io triple flybys can capture spacecraft into orbit at...
Aerodynamic database development of the ESA intermediate experimental vehicle
Aerodynamic database development of the ESA intermediate experimental vehicle
2014,
Numerical and experimental aerodynamic characterization and performance analysis....
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