太阳帆航天器姿态控制技术综述

Review of attitude control techniques for solar sail spacecraft

太阳帆作为一种无工质消耗的新型航天器推进技术,逐渐受到国内外航天界的广泛关注。文章首先综述了太阳帆航天器控制技术的发展现状,重点分析了太阳帆航天器姿态控制技术的特点和难点;其次,按照执行机构的不同,分别介绍了近年来国内外航天领域提出的多种太阳帆航天器姿态控制方案,针对各个方案的优缺点加以分析;最后,对该领域未来的发展前景进行了展望。

As a type of novel space propulsion technology without propellant medium costing, the solar sail technique is widely studied by the international aerospace communities. Firstly, this paper gives a review of the development of solar sail spacecraft’s attitude control techniques and a detailed analysis of key points of these techniques. Secondly, various attitude control schemes proposed in recent years are classified according to actuators, while the merits and drawbacks of these schemes are discussed. Finally, the future development directions of the solar sail attitude control technique research are pointed out.