Talk · Journal of Physics Conference Series · November 1, 2019
Modeling the process of optical characteristics variation for a solar sail surface during heliocentric flights
Olga Starinova, M. A. Rozhkov, Bakhyt N. Alipova, Irina V. Chernyakina
Abstract
Abstract In this paper authors consider changing of optical characteristics of the solar sail surface during the heliocentric flight. The sail surface is a multilayer epitaxial structure, which is physically a polyamide film covered with different metals on the front and back sides. We calculate the optical characteristics of the multilayer film using the transition matrix method adapted for quantum-sized layers and taking into account the solar radiation spectrum. In order to analyse the influence of these characteristics variation on the spacecraft motion due to sail degradation we simulate the heliocentric Earth-Mercury flight.
More by Bakhyt Alipova
- AI ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMIZING UNIVERSITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT2026
- Implementation of Successive Overrelaxation Method for Solution of Elliptic Boundary-Value ProblemLecture notes in mechanical engineering · 2026
- Optimal launch and control of solar sail spacecraft into cylindrical and artificial periodic orbits near the Earth–Moon L2 libration pointAdvances in Space Research · 2026
- Blood flow numerical modeling in catheterized arteries with mild stenosisMathematics and Computers in Simulation · 2025 · Citations: 4