Thrust vector control analysis and design for solar-sail spacecraft

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-557

  Wie, Bong ^a,b,c,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mail Code 6106 ^*

^c Iowa State University   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TRAJECTORIES;

SOLAR POLAR IMAGER MISSIONS; SOLAR SAILS; THRUST VECTOR; VECTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 34547332836     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.23084     Document Type: Article

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