@article{Zhao2020, 
author = {Ce Zhao and Mingying Huo and Ji Qi and Shilei Cao and Dongfang Zhu and Lujun Sun and Hongli Sun and Naiming Qi},
title = {Coupled attitude-vibration analysis of an E-sail using absolute nodal coordinate formulation},
year = {2020},
journal = {Astrodynamics},
volume = {4},
number = {3},
pages = {249-263},
keywords = {E-sail, absolute nodal coordinate formulation, dynamic model},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s42064-020-0081-x},
doi = {10.1007/s42064-020-0081-x},
abstract = {In this study, the effects of solar wind on an electric sail (E-sail) are modeled and analyzed using an absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF). First, the thrust of the charged metal tether that makes up the E-sail was analyzed and a model was established. Numerical simulations of a single metal tether were performed. Then, an overall E-sail model was established using the connection matrix, and E-sails subjected to different angular velocities were compared. Simulation results of the ANCF model and a dumbbell model were compared at different angular velocities. The results confirm that with a relatively high angular velocity, the flexible metal chain can be approximately regarded as a rigid body. However, with a small angular velocity, the flexibility of the metal chain cannot be ignored.}
}