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Giovanni Mengali
Researcher at University of Pisa
Publications - 214
Citations - 3625
Giovanni Mengali is an academic researcher from University of Pisa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Solar sail & Spacecraft. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 189 publications receiving 2740 citations.
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Invited Article: Electric solar wind sail: Toward test missions
Pekka Janhunen,Petri Toivanen,Jouni Polkko,S. Merikallio,Pekka Salminen,Edward Hæggström,Henri Seppänen,Risto Kurppa,Jukka Ukkonen,S.K. Kiprich,Greger Thornell,Henrik Kratz,Lutz Richter,Olaf Krömer,Roland Rosta,Mart Noorma,Jouni Envall,S. Lätt,Giovanni Mengali,Alessandro Antonio Quarta,H. Koivisto,Olli Tarvainen,Taneli Kalvas,J. Kauppinen,Antti Nuottajärvi,Alexander N. Obraztsov +25 more
TL;DR: A review of the ongoing technical development work of the E-sail is given, covering tether construction, overall mechanical design alternatives, guidance and navigation strategies, and dynamical and orbital simulations.
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Parametric model and optimal control of solar sails with optical degradation
TL;DR: In this article, a parametric model for describing the solar-sail film's optical degradation with time is proposed, and the optimal control laws for degrading solar sails are derived using an indirect method.
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Electric Sail Performance Analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the minimum-time rendezvous/transfer problem between circular and coplanar orbits is considered, and an optimal steering law is found using an indirect approach, and the main differences between electric sail and solar sail performances are also emphasized.
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Optimal Three-Dimensional Interplanetary Rendezvous Using Nonideal Solar Sail
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Electric Sail Mission Analysis for Outer Solar System Exploration
TL;DR: The Interstellar Heliopause Probe mission is used as a reference mission to further quantify the electric sail capabilities for an optimal transfer towards the heliopause nose (200 AU), and a medium performance electric sail is shown to have the potentialities to reach the heliosheath in about fifteen years.