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Stardust Final Conference

Advances in Asteroids and Space Debris Engineering and Science

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Massimiliano Vasile

    1. Aerospace Centre of Excellence, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  2. Edmondo Minisci

    1. Aerospace Centre of Excellence, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  3. Leopold Summerer

    1. Advanced Concepts Team, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

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  4. Peter McGinty

    1. Aerospace Centre of Excellence, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  • Reviews the state of the art in asteroid and space debris monitoring, removal/deflection and exploitation to give the reader a complete overview of the field
  • Allows the reader to easily digest the material through balanced theoretical and numerical methods and tools with applications
  • Helps the reader to really understand and quantify both the risks of asteroids and space debris as well as the opportunities involved

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP, volume 52)

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Table of contents (18 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  4. Space Debris Monitoring, Mitigation, and Removal

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Trajectory Generation Method for Robotic Free-Floating Capture of a Non-cooperative, Tumbling Target

      • Marko Jankovic, Frank Kirchner
      Pages 111-127

    3. Taxonomy of LEO Space Debris Population for ADR Capture Methods Selection

      • Marko Jankovic, Frank Kirchner
      Pages 129-144

    4. Remote Sensing for Planar Electrostatic Characterization Using the Multi-Sphere Method

      • Heiko J. A. Engwerda, Joseph Hughes, Hanspeter Schaub
      Pages 145-161

    5. Active Debris Removal and Space Debris Mitigation using Hybrid Propulsion Solutions

      • Stefania Tonetti, Stefania Cornara, Martina Faenza, Onno Verberne, Tobias Langener, Gonzalo Vicario de Miguel
      Pages 163-180

    6. The Puzzling Case of the Deep-Space Debris WT1190F: A Test Bed for Advanced SSA Techniques

      • Alberto Buzzoni, Siwei Fan, Carolin Frueh, Giuseppe Altavilla, Italo Foppiani, Marco Micheli et al.
      Pages 181-189

    7. Development of a Debris Index

      • Francesca Letizia, Camilla Colombo, Hugh G. Lewis, Holger Krag
      Pages 191-206

  5. Re-entry Analysis and Design for Demise

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207
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    2. A Multi-disciplinary Approach of Demisable Tanks’ Re-entry

      • C. Bertorello, C. Finzi, P. Perrot-Minnot, G. Pinaud, J. M. Bouilly, L. Chevalier
      Pages 209-231

    3. Design-for-Demise Analysis using the SAM Destructive Re-Entry Model

      • James C. Beck, Ian E. Holbrough, James A. Merrifield, Nicolas Leveque
      Pages 233-246

    4. Low-Fidelity Modelling for Aerodynamic Characteristics of Re-Entry Objects

      • Gianluca Benedetti, Nicole Viola, Edmondo Minisci, Alessandro Falchi, Massimiliano Vasile
      Pages 247-264
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About this book

Space debris and asteroid impacts pose a very real, very near-term threat to Earth. In order to help study and mitigate these risks, the Stardust program was formed in 2013. This training and research network was devoted to developing and mastering techniques such as removal, deflection, exploitation, and tracking. This book is a collection of many of the topics addressed at the Final Stardust Conference, describing the latest in asteroid monitoring and how engineering efforts can help us reduce space debris. It is a selection of studies bringing together specialists from universities, research institutions, and industry, tasked with the mission of pushing the boundaries of space research with innovative ideas and visionary concepts.

Topics covered by the Symposium:

  • Orbital and Attitude Dynamics Modeling
  • Long Term Orbit and Attitude Evolution
  • Particle Cloud Modeling and Simulation
  • Collision and Impact Modelling and Simulation, Re-entry Modeling and Simulation
  • Asteroid Origins and Characterization
  • Orbit and Attitude Determination
  • Impact Prediction and Risk Analysis, Mission Analysis-Proximity Operations, Active Removal/Deflection Control Under Uncertainty, Active Removal/Deflection Technologies, and Asteroid Manipulation









Editors and Affiliations

  • Aerospace Centre of Excellence, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Massimiliano Vasile, Edmondo Minisci, Peter McGinty

  • Advanced Concepts Team, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    Leopold Summerer

About the editors

Massimiliano Vasile is the head of the Aerospace Centre of Excellence at the University of Strathclyde, UK, and is the general coordinator of the Stardust ITN. Edmondo Minisci is an academic at the University of Strathclyde, UK, and is the coordinator of the training programme of the Stardust ITN. Peter McGinty is the Stardust ITN administrator based at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Leopold Summerer is the head of the Advanced Concepts Team at ESA-ESTEC, Netherlands.

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