Deployment and stabilization of the motion of a space tethered system in a lunar orbit
The motion of a space tether system, consisting of a constellation of two microsatellites and a space station, is investigated. The station moves in a circular undisturbed circular lunar orbit. The process of deployment of tethers to bring the system into a working near-vertical condition is conside...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Samara National Research University
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Вестник Самарского университета: Аэрокосмическая техника, технологии и машиностроение |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.ssau.ru/vestnik/article/viewFile/8931/8335 |
| Summary: | The motion of a space tether system, consisting of a constellation of two microsatellites and a space station, is investigated. The station moves in a circular undisturbed circular lunar orbit. The process of deployment of tethers to bring the system into a working near-vertical condition is considered. A program for controlling the tether tension force that ensures the deployment of tethers to the required length and stabilizes the system in the vertical position is proposed. A study of the stability of the equilibrium position of a mechanical system is carried out. It is shown that the motion carried out during the deployment of a tethered system according to the program proposed in the work is asymptotically stable. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-0453 2541-7533 |