The attitude specified in terms of the three Eulerian angles, is related to the angular velocity components in body-fixed co-ordinates by three coupled first-order non-linear differential equations. This study presents a new analytical approach to these equations by first reducing the problem to a single second-order non-linear differential equation and then establishing its equivalence with a second-order 2linear1 differential equation for a satellite spinning with constant angular velocity components. The solution of this equivalent linear equation is then used to obtain the Eulerian angles.


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    Title :

    An analytical approach to attitude determination of a spinning satellite


    Additional title:

    Ein analytisches Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Fluglage eines sich drehenden Satelliten


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aeronautical Journal ; 78 , 762 ; 256-257


    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    , 2 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





    Magnetic attitude control of spinning satellite

    Ergin, E.I. / Wheeler, P.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1965




    Magnetic attitude control of a spinning satellite.

    ERGIN, E. I. / WHEELER, P. C. | AIAA | 1965