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