PENDULUM IN CABIN OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE,

Abstract

The transfer of the classical pendulum problem into the peculiar 'weightless' environment of an artificial earth satellite may be of both theoretical and practical interest. Consequently, starting from appropriate differential equations, the author discusses the motion of a plane pendulum (the case of the spherical pendulum was studied earlier by J. L. Synge (Proc. of Roy. Irish Acad., Vol. 60, 1961, No. 1)) and the motion of a heavy sphere along a straight groove. He shows that by using measurements on properly oriented grooves one should, in principle, be able to determine the direction of the vertical, the distance from the center of the earth, the angular velocity vector, and the nongravitational acceleration within the artificial satellite. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 1967
Accession Number
AD0650808

Entities

People

  • A. I. Lurye

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Differential Equations
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Motion
  • Pendulums
  • Physical Properties
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris