The Exploration of Solar Sails

dc.contributor.authorGarletts, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-13T20:13:19Z
dc.date.available2012-12-13T20:13:19Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-12
dc.descriptionThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Alfred University Honors Program.en_US
dc.description.abstractSolar 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10829/3303
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuseen_US
dc.subjectHonors thesisen_US
dc.subjectSolar sailsen_US
dc.subjectEngineeringen_US
dc.subjectANSYS Simulation Softwareen_US
dc.titleThe Exploration of Solar Sailsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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