To permit investigation of the relative effects of higher-order terms in the potential function and allow computation of the gravity gradient torques consistent with the gravitational acceleration for a given potential function, a simple formula is derived for computing the gravity gradient torque on a vehicle in terms of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the gravity gradient matrix and the inertia properties of the vehicle. The formulation is applicable to any potential function for which the gravity matrix can be computed for a given point in the potential field.


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    Title :

    Gravity gradient torque for an arbitrary potential function


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    Publication date :

    1986-02-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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