What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Astronomy
- Artificial intelligence
- Control theory
His primary scientific interests are in Solar sail, Aerospace engineering, Spacecraft, Propulsion and Orbit.
He has researched Solar sail in several fields, including Halo orbit, Halo and Lagrangian point, Classical mechanics.
His study in Aerospace engineering is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Space environment, Duration and Acceleration.
His studies deal with areas such as Mission analysis, Orbital mechanics and Control theory as well as Spacecraft.
His Ion thruster study, which is part of a larger body of work in Propulsion, is frequently linked to Interplanetary spaceflight, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His work carried out in the field of Orbit brings together such families of science as Sun-synchronous orbit, Radiation pressure, Control theory, Transfer orbit and Trajectory.
His most cited work include:
- Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications (551 citations)
- Enhanced Vibrational Energy Harvesting Using Non-linear Stochastic Resonance (206 citations)
- Solar sail parking in restricted three-body systems (159 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Aerospace engineering, Solar sail, Spacecraft, Propulsion and Orbit.
His study focuses on the intersection of Aerospace engineering and fields such as Radiation pressure with connections in the field of Mechanics.
His Solar sail research focuses on Lagrangian point and how it relates to Halo orbit.
He interconnects Control theory, Thrust, Range, Geostationary orbit and Orbital mechanics in the investigation of issues within Spacecraft.
His Propulsion study combines topics in areas such as Guidance system and Orbiter.
The concepts of his Orbit study are interwoven with issues in Circular orbit, Orbital station-keeping and Geodesy.
He most often published in these fields:
- Aerospace engineering (45.43%)
- Solar sail (43.75%)
- Spacecraft (34.62%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Aerospace engineering (45.43%)
- Spacecraft (34.62%)
- Solar sail (43.75%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Colin R. McInnes spends much of his time researching Aerospace engineering, Spacecraft, Solar sail, Asteroid and Orbit.
His work deals with themes such as Mars Exploration Program and Radiation pressure, which intersect with Aerospace engineering.
Colin R. McInnes has included themes like Thrust, Payload, Propulsion, Range and Torque in his Spacecraft study.
Colin R. McInnes connects Solar sail with Ecliptic in his study.
As a part of the same scientific family, Colin R. McInnes mostly works in the field of Asteroid, focusing on Trajectory and, on occasion, Planet.
Colin R. McInnes interconnects Lagrangian point, Classical mechanics, Geodesy, Aerobraking and Plane in the investigation of issues within Orbit.
Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Sunjammer: preliminary end-to-end mission design (38 citations)
- Trajectory and spacecraft design for a pole-sitter mission (32 citations)
- Solar sail Lyapunov and Halo orbits in the Earth–Moon three-body problem (21 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Artificial intelligence
- Astronomy
- Control theory
His primary areas of study are Aerospace engineering, Solar sail, Radiation pressure, Asteroid and Spacecraft.
Colin R. McInnes works mostly in the field of Aerospace engineering, limiting it down to topics relating to Trajectory optimization and, in certain cases, Spacecraft design and Libration, as a part of the same area of interest.
The Solar sail study combines topics in areas such as Orbit, Payload, Halo orbit, Space weather and Acceleration.
Colin R. McInnes has included themes like Sorting, Sample return mission and Parabolic reflector in his Radiation pressure study.
His study in Asteroid is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Linear stability and Trajectory.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Atmospheric entry and Propulsion in addition to Spacecraft.
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