Bifurcation of self-excited rigid bodies subjected to small perturbation torques

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-128

  Tong, X ^a   Tabarrok, B ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Ctr for Surf Transp Technology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ORBITS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SYSTEM STABILITY; TORQUE;

HETEROCLINIC ORBITS; MELNIKOV METHODS; PERTURBATION TORQUES; SELF EXCITED RIGID BODIES;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030784699     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4004     Document Type: Article

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