DESIGN OF A MECHANICAL DAMPER FOR A GRAVITY-STABILIZED SATELLITE,

Abstract

A theory of optimum tuned damper design is applied to a damper for a gravitationally stabilized satellite. For nominal satellite weighing 100 lbs., a 1.2 lbs damper developes 0.5 per cent of critical damping; oscillations damp to 1/e of their initial amplitude in 1.3 days. A small perturbation analysis of satellite angular motions indicates that this damper would be most efficient in a satellite with cigar-like mass distribution. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1961
Accession Number
AD0658388

Entities

People

  • F. F. Mobley

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Angular Motion
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Motion
  • Oscillation
  • Perturbations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Metallurgy
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers