Potential impact hazard posed by near Earth asteroids, has motivated researchers to find effective asteroid deflection techniques. The feasibility of using space tethers for asteroid deflection is examined in this dissertation. A simplified model of the asteroid-tether-ballast system, consisting of a point mass model for the asteroid and the ballast, and a rigid massless tether, is developed first. Eventually, more realistic assumptions are considered in the model. The equations of motion of the system are obtained using the Lagrangian approach. The feasibility of using tether-ballast attachment to perturb the motion of the asteroid is demonstrated via numerical simulations. This deflection method is more effective if the asteroid has a hig...
Planetary defense is a topic of increasing interest for many reasons, which has been mentioned in "V...
Satellites have used gravity assists to increase their speed when exploring the solar system. This s...
AbstractThe National Academy has recently produced reports on the potential hazard and mitigation st...
Every year near-Earth object (NEO) surveys discover hundreds of new asteroids, including the potenti...
Asteroids can be considered both a threat as well as a source of mineral resources. Either way, aste...
This paper presents an analysis of an asteroid deflection method based on multiple solar concentrato...
The Asteroid Tugboat (AT) is a fully controlled asteroid deflection concept using a robotic spacecra...
This paper presents some recent results on the deflection of potentially dangerous Near Earth Object...
A novel concept for the deflection of rotating asteroids is presented, based on the conversion of th...
For containing the growth of space debris, which jeopardizes operation of spacecraft, the active rem...
Small celestial bodies such as Near Earth Objects (NEOs) have become a common subject of study becau...
The Gravity Tractor (GT) is a fully controlled asteroid deflection concept using the mutual gravity ...
Near-Earth objects can pose amajor threat to Earth. New ideas and concepts are continually proposed ...
The largest threat for asteroids impacts on Earth is currently posed by small bodies of diameter les...
This paper presents some recent results on the deflection of potentially dangerous near earth object...
Planetary defense is a topic of increasing interest for many reasons, which has been mentioned in "V...
Satellites have used gravity assists to increase their speed when exploring the solar system. This s...
AbstractThe National Academy has recently produced reports on the potential hazard and mitigation st...
Every year near-Earth object (NEO) surveys discover hundreds of new asteroids, including the potenti...
Asteroids can be considered both a threat as well as a source of mineral resources. Either way, aste...
This paper presents an analysis of an asteroid deflection method based on multiple solar concentrato...
The Asteroid Tugboat (AT) is a fully controlled asteroid deflection concept using a robotic spacecra...
This paper presents some recent results on the deflection of potentially dangerous Near Earth Object...
A novel concept for the deflection of rotating asteroids is presented, based on the conversion of th...
For containing the growth of space debris, which jeopardizes operation of spacecraft, the active rem...
Small celestial bodies such as Near Earth Objects (NEOs) have become a common subject of study becau...
The Gravity Tractor (GT) is a fully controlled asteroid deflection concept using the mutual gravity ...
Near-Earth objects can pose amajor threat to Earth. New ideas and concepts are continually proposed ...
The largest threat for asteroids impacts on Earth is currently posed by small bodies of diameter les...
This paper presents some recent results on the deflection of potentially dangerous near earth object...
Planetary defense is a topic of increasing interest for many reasons, which has been mentioned in "V...
Satellites have used gravity assists to increase their speed when exploring the solar system. This s...
AbstractThe National Academy has recently produced reports on the potential hazard and mitigation st...