Optimal Parameters of a Satellite Gravitational Stabilization System with Gyro-Damping

Abstract

The paper investigates the transient attitude performance of a gravity gradient satellite. Damping is provided by a pair of two-degree-of- freedom gyroscopes. First the dynamical equations of motion are presented and used to obtain the characteristic equation. The parameters which optimize the spacecraft's transient attitude performance are determined from the solution of the characteristic equation. The results are then specailized to the case of an axisymmetric satellite and to the case of an external disturbance due to orbital eccentricity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 02, 1971
Accession Number
AD0740893

Entities

People

  • K. V. Lukanin
  • V. A. Sarychev

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Axisymmetric
  • Boundaries
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Circular Orbits
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Eccentricity
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Gyroscopes
  • Inequalities
  • Orbits
  • Oscillation
  • Precession
  • Stabilization Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers