The rigid-body dynamics of tethers in space

Three fundamental tether motions were considered for payload orbital transfer with tethers: hanging, prograde libration and prograde motorised spin. The symmetrical double-ended motorised spinning tether performed best and was most efficient, improving by two orders of magnitude on the librating tet...

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Main Author: Ziegler, Spencer Wilson
Published: University of Glasgow 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435249