A deployable mast for solar sails in the range of 100–1000 m

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new deployable mast design that may provide a means to scale up solar sails to very large dimensions. The paper describes the basic analytical approach for truss beams, compares this new design with the state-of-art truss used in NASA’s solar sail development work, and provides analyses of novel applications enabled by the mast design.     

硬式空中加油机发展趋势及设计技术分析

空中加油技术在一定程度上体现了一国空军实力,该技术一直受到广泛关注。本文综述了硬式空中 加油机的发展情况,提出了硬式空中加油机的划代概念。结合五代空中加油机的特点和性能,给出硬式空中加油机的主要技术特征,指出硬式空中加油技术的发展趋势,总结出硬式加油装置研究的总体布局设计技术、结构和机构设计技术、控制系统设计技术等关键技术,为未来装备变革提供技术支撑。     

Solar sail attitude control using shape variation of booms

Active attitude control of solar sails is required to control the direction of the force generated by Solar Radiation Pressure (SRP). It is desirable to control the attitude through propellant-free means. This paper proposes a new method for attitude control of solar sails: A boom consisting of “smart” structural material can be deformed by the piezoelectric actuator, and Solar Radiation Pressure torque will be generated due to shape variation of sail membrane caused by boom deformation. The method has the advantages of simple structure, small disturbance and small additional load, and is not limited by the size of the solar sail. The case of rendezvous with the Asteroid 2000 SG344 is used to verify the attitude control around the pitch and yaw axes.