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Dynamical behavior of flexible net spacecraft for landing on asteroid

Yu Zhang1, Yang Yu2, Hexi Baoyin1( )
School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Abstract

A new era of up-close asteroid exploration has been entered in the 21st century. However, the widely rugged terrain and microgravity field of asteroids still pose significant challenges to the stable landing of spacecraft and may even directly lead to the escape of the explorer. Owing to the substantial energy dissipation arising from the interaction among multiple bodies, the flexible net, which is a typical multibody system, may be capable of overcoming the above problems. In this study, a dynamical model was established to analyze the movement of the flexible net spacecraft (FNS) near and on the asteroid comprehensively. First, we investigated the dynamical environment of the target asteroid by combining the polyhedron method and spherical harmonics parametric surface modeling approach. Thereafter, we constructed the multibody dynamics model of the explorer using the linear Kelvin-Voigt method. Subsequently, we studied the collision process between the FNS and asteroid based on the spring-damper contact dynamics model. The trajectory and speed of the FNS could be derived by solving the system dynamic equations in parallel. Finally, we analyzed the deformation, descent, jumping motion, and surface movement process of the FNS during the movement. Consequently, a promising scheme is provided for asteroid exploration missions in the future.

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energy dissipationasteroidcontact dynamicsflexible netmultibody dynamics

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Astrodynamics
Volume 5 Issue 3,
September 2021
Pages 249-261
DOI: 10.1007/s42064-021-0102-4
Cite this article:
Zhang Y, Yu Y, Baoyin H. Dynamical behavior of flexible net spacecraft for landing on asteroid. Astrodynamics, 2021, 5(3): 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42064-021-0102-4

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Received: 25 October 2020
Accepted: 31 January 2021
Published: 01 March 2021
© Tsinghua University Press 2021
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