Title :
Research and development of tethered satellite cluster systems
Author :
Mori, Osamu ; Matunaga, Saburo ; Waeda, N.
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
We propose the concept of tethered satellite cluster systems, as an application of the RoboSat clusters. The system consists of some satellites joined by tethers, and keeps and changes the constellation with tension/length control of the tethers to perform various orbit service missions. We formulate the motion of the system in order to analyze the dynamics and establish the methods of coordinated control of tension and attitude of the satellite. In addition, we develop a ground experiment system including a reel mechanism for the tethered satellite cluster systems. We outline the system components and show results of the fundamental experiments for verification of the reel mechanism and the control methods
Keywords :
aerospace robotics; artificial satellites; attitude control; mechanical variables control; multi-robot systems; robot dynamics; spatial variables control; RoboSat clusters; coordinated control; length control; orbit service missions; reel mechanism; tension control; tethered satellite cluster systems; Aerospace engineering; Analytical models; Attitude control; Automatic control; Control systems; Motion analysis; Numerical simulation; Research and development; Robot kinematics; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2000. (IROS 2000). Proceedings. 2000 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6348-5
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2000.895238
