Analysis of Dynamics and Control During the Deployment of an Annular Tether Group of Spacecraft
Yu. M. Zabolotnov,
A. A. Nazarova,
Changqing Wang
Abstract:The article considers a method for forming a rotating tether group of small spacecraft in the form of a regular polygon. To create an external torque acting on the entire system as a whole, low-thrust engines are used, and the directions of the reactive forces are unchanged in the coordinate systems associated with the spacecraft. The release of the cables is controlled by measuring their length and speed in accordance with the nominal program, which assumes that the mechanisms of the release of the cables wor… Show more
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