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.
Passive Stabilization of Rotating Spacecraft Using Dynamic Fluid-Pressure Equilibrium
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2023 ; Big Sky, MT, US
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