Dynamics and stability of spinning flexible space tether systems

This dissertation focuses on a detailed dynamical investigation of a previously unexplored tether configuration that involves a spinning two-body tethered system with flexible appendages on each end-body where the spin axis is nominally aligned along the tether. The original motivation for this work...

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Main Author: Tyc, George
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1587