The effects of precession thrust pulses and energy dissipation upon nutation of a spin-stabilized spacecraft are studied. Methods for controlling nutation during a precession maneuver are proposed and examined. A precession modulation control law is developed which uses precession thrust pulses to control nutation. Digital simulations show that precession control with separate nutation control is the fastest precessing system; however, the precession modulation method is only fractionally slower while not requiring a separate nutation control system.


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    Title :

    Nutation control during precession of a spin-stabilized spacecraft


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    Publication date :

    1973-12-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


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    No indication


    Language :

    English


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