Study of attitude control of spinning satellites in circular earth orbits by means of single, onboard, current-carrying coil; interaction between controlled current and earth's magnetic field produces control torques required to precess spin axis; new feedback control law, including provisions for active magnetic nutation damping, is presented; feasibility of magnetic control for spinning vehicles is shown by verifying that control law is applicable for any desired spin-axis orientation.
Spinning spacecraft attitude control via environmental magnetic field
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 4 , n 12
1967
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Magnetic Attitude Determination and Control of Small Spinning Spacecraft
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