METHOD FOR GENERATION OF CONTROL ACTIONS ON SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B64G1/24 B64G1/44 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to spacecraft (SC) motion control using solar radiation pressure forces distributed over SC working zones. The latter are formed as flat parallel optically transparent droplet flows. Distance between droplets of R radius in each flow in its lengthwise direction (S_x) and frontal-lateral direction (S_y) is divisible by $$\sqrt{2}R$$ . Number of flows is $$n=(S_x/\sqrt{2}R)-1$$ . By mutual bias of flows in direction of their motion for $$\sqrt{2}R$$ distance droplet mist flows are generated in number of $$m=(S_y/\sqrt{2}R)-1$$ . Each of the mentioned flows is biased relative to previous flow for $$\sqrt{2}R$$ distance in frontal-lateral direction. Thus opacity in frontal-lateral direction and transparency in direction of plane perpendicular to a flow is created. Unit distributed light pressure force is regulated by changing radius and number of droplets coming to point of it application in unit time. Total action value is regulated by changing number of droplet jets.

EFFECT: increase of efficiency of light pressure distributed external forces usage by means of decreasing their disturbing effect on relative SC motion.

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