The Exploration of Solar Sails

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2012-12-12

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Solar sails are a form of spacecraft that achieve movement through radiation pressure from the sun. My Honors Thesis focuses on a 'heliogyro type' of solar sail, which is essentially long thin blades that rotate around a central hub, very similar to that of a helicopter rotor. The following image is a conceptual view of a heliogyro type solar sail, which was created on ANSYS.

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Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Alfred University Honors Program.

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Honors thesis, Solar sails, Engineering, ANSYS Simulation Software

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