The solar power sail is an original Japanese concept in which electric power is generated by thin-film solar cells attached on the solar sail membrane.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)successfully demonstrated ...The solar power sail is an original Japanese concept in which electric power is generated by thin-film solar cells attached on the solar sail membrane.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)successfully demonstrated the world’s first solar power sail technology through IKAROS(Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun)mission in 2010.IKAROS demonstrated photon propulsion and power generation using thin-film solar cells during its interplanetary cruise.Scaled up,solar power sails can generate enough power to drive high specific impulse ion thrusters in the outer planetary region.With this concept,we propose a landing or sample return mission to directly explore a Jupiter Trojan asteroid using solar power sail-craft OKEANOS(Oversize Kite-craft for Exploration and AstroNautics in the Outer Solar System).After rendezvousing with a Trojan asteroid,a lander separates from OKEANOS to collect samples,and perform in-situ analyses in three proposed mission sequences,including sending samples back to Earth.This paper proposes a system design for OKEANOS and includes analyses of the latest mission.展开更多
Deployable membrane structures are expected to be used for large area space structures,such as solar propulsion sails,magnetoplasma sails,drag-deorbiting sails,membrane antennas,and solar power sails.They are lightwei...Deployable membrane structures are expected to be used for large area space structures,such as solar propulsion sails,magnetoplasma sails,drag-deorbiting sails,membrane antennas,and solar power sails.They are lightweight and can be compactly stored at launch.One achievement of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)was the successful deployment of a 200 m2 sail using centrifugal force in the IKAROS mission,which was the first solar propulsion sail-craft in history.JAXA has long been studying the technology of spin deployment of sail membranes,and is currently planning the spin deployment of a class sail larger than 2000 m2 as the next step in the development of the IK AROS technology.This paper discusses the unexpected behaviors during on-orbit sail deployment by IKAROS,as well as problems with the sail holding method,and proposes an improved sail storage structure and deployment mechanism for the OKEANOS mission.展开更多
文摘The solar power sail is an original Japanese concept in which electric power is generated by thin-film solar cells attached on the solar sail membrane.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)successfully demonstrated the world’s first solar power sail technology through IKAROS(Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun)mission in 2010.IKAROS demonstrated photon propulsion and power generation using thin-film solar cells during its interplanetary cruise.Scaled up,solar power sails can generate enough power to drive high specific impulse ion thrusters in the outer planetary region.With this concept,we propose a landing or sample return mission to directly explore a Jupiter Trojan asteroid using solar power sail-craft OKEANOS(Oversize Kite-craft for Exploration and AstroNautics in the Outer Solar System).After rendezvousing with a Trojan asteroid,a lander separates from OKEANOS to collect samples,and perform in-situ analyses in three proposed mission sequences,including sending samples back to Earth.This paper proposes a system design for OKEANOS and includes analyses of the latest mission.
文摘Deployable membrane structures are expected to be used for large area space structures,such as solar propulsion sails,magnetoplasma sails,drag-deorbiting sails,membrane antennas,and solar power sails.They are lightweight and can be compactly stored at launch.One achievement of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)was the successful deployment of a 200 m2 sail using centrifugal force in the IKAROS mission,which was the first solar propulsion sail-craft in history.JAXA has long been studying the technology of spin deployment of sail membranes,and is currently planning the spin deployment of a class sail larger than 2000 m2 as the next step in the development of the IK AROS technology.This paper discusses the unexpected behaviors during on-orbit sail deployment by IKAROS,as well as problems with the sail holding method,and proposes an improved sail storage structure and deployment mechanism for the OKEANOS mission.
