Theoretical framework is presented for analyzing motion of multibody satellite system in gravity-oriented orbiting reference frame; it consists of expressions for forces and moments of body-force field in arbitrary bodies and of their utilization in Lagrange's equation to find equations of motion; it is applied to analysis of system designed for passive attitude stabilization; equations are linearized and separated into 2 groups (longitudinal and lateral), and solutions obtained; damping to half-amplitude in times of order of 0.3 orbit is possible in either system separately.
Dynamics of gravity-oriented orbiting systems with application to passive stabilization
AIAA J
AIAA Journal ; 2 , n 6
1964
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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