Strategy for the passive maneuvering of tether-connected systems

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 284-290

  Chu, Shi Sheng ^a,b   Wang, Li Sheng ^a,c,d,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d University of Maryland   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANEUVERABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORBITAL TRANSFER; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT; TETHERLINES;

KEPLER EQUATION; ORBITAL EQUATIONS; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEM;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031103803     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4035     Document Type: Article

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