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Most recently, the first mission of this kind was launched by NASA\u2014the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). Nevertheless, it is estimated that a great number of these PHOs are unattainable by means of current chemical propulsion systems. With that in mind, this study proposes the development of a heuristic technique for the search of interception trajectories with the use of solar sails and its application in determining a set of possible trajectories to intercept hazardous asteroids. As a case study, a hybrid mission inspired by the DART mission is proposed by using a solar sail as means of propulsion after the initial chemical combustion. The dynamics consider a model of the solar radiation pressure acceleration as a function of the orientation of the sail. In turn, the orientation is defined by the application of the developed heuristic technique with the goal of defining alternative trajectories compared to the original mission. These trajectories result in different impact conditions and mission durations. Although the use of solar sails breaks the symmetry in the solutions, the results obtained offer the possibility of fuel economy or even better deflection results by the achievement of greater impact energy with the hazardous objects.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym15030617","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,1]],"date-time":"2023-03-01T03:03:48Z","timestamp":1677639828000},"page":"617","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Heuristic Technique for the Search of Interception Trajectories to Asteroids with the Use of Solar Sails"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0755-579X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lucas Gouv\u00eaa","family":"Meireles","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Postgraduate Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12227-900, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ant\u00f4nio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida","family":"Prado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postgraduate Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12227-900, SP, Brazil"},{"name":"Academy of Engineering, RUDN University, Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, 117198 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cristiano Fiorilo","family":"de Melo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. 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