Some applications of space probes or satellites require that the vehicle be spin stabilized about the principal axis of maximum moment of intertia. In this report, a passive precession damper for stabilization of a space vehicle is analyzed, and basic requirements for such a damper are discussed. Exact equations of motion for a modified viscous Lanchester damper are determined. Owing to the unwieldy nature of these equations, certain approximations are made that yield suitable equations for preliminary design of a modified viscous Lanchester damper. (Author)
Space Vehicle Attitude Control with a Modified Viscous Lanchester Damper
1966
40 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Navigation, Guidance, & Control , Manned Spacecraft , Stabilization systems , Spacecraft , Attitude control systems , Damping , Space probes , Control systems , Space navigation , Heat transfer , Moment of inertia , Motion , Rotation , Energy , Equations of motion , Lanchester equations , Mathematical analysis , Specifications , Stabilized platforms , Gyro stabilizers , Approximation(Mathematics) , Fluid dynamics , Design , Spinning(Motion)
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