On balance and variational formulations of the equation of motion of a body deploying along a cable

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 369-373

  Crellin, E B ^a   Janssens, F ^a   Poelaert, D ^a   Steiner, W ^b   Troger, H ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNOT ENERGY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TETHERLINES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 0031164912     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2787316     Document Type: Article

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