• DocumentCode
    2100747
  • Title

    Preliminary investigation of dynamic control of a single tethered satellite system using a tether crawler

  • Author

    Greene, Michael ; Gwaltney, David A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    26-28 Mar 1989
  • Firstpage
    173
  • Lastpage
    177
  • Abstract
    The preliminary investigation of the inclusion of a tether crawler in a free-flying tethered system consisting of a mother-daughter pair is presented. Data showing the effects of specific motion of the crawler on the system and the potential use of the crawler as a control actuator are provided. Computer simulation has been carried out, using a bead model for the tether. Preliminary results indicate the feasibility of adding the tether crawler to the system. They show that crawler movement along the tether induces a disturbance which could counteract vibrations of the tether
  • Keywords
    aerospace control; artificial satellites; digital simulation; artificial satellites; bead model; digital simulation; dynamic control; single tethered satellite system; tether crawler; Actuators; Aerodynamics; Chromium; Computer simulation; Control systems; Crawlers; Elevators; Motion control; Satellites; Springs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Theory, 1989. Proceedings., Twenty-First Southeastern Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Tallahassee, FL
  • ISSN
    0094-2898
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-1933-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SSST.1989.72456
  • Filename
    72456