Rotating spacecraft can provide artificial gravity for long-term space missions, but the design of a Guidance and Control scheme for these vehicles is nuanced. For a three-segment vehicle with the propulsion element located at the center of mass, the vehicle must stabilize itself about this point even in the event of various off-nominal circumstances. Thus, a robust and passive spin stabilization system is needed. In this paper, the dynamics of this system are explored and constraints are placed on the performance and controllability. A controller is thus developed based on assumptions regarding the fluid transfer between elements, and the result is simulated. Generalized methodology is then extracted and extended applications are explored, such as a conceptual fluid ring and active mass displacement for attitude control.


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    Titel :

    Passive Stabilization of Rotating Spacecraft Using Dynamic Fluid-Pressure Equilibrium


    Beteiligte:
    M. M. Wittal (Autor:in) / T. A. Peterson (Autor:in) / S. M. Tavarez-Garcia (Autor:in) / M. P. Kinzel (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023


    Format / Umfang :

    11 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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