Satellite attitude stabilization through kite-like tether configuration

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 755-760

  Kumar, K D ^a   Yasaka, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POSITION CONTROL; STABILITY CRITERIA; SYSTEM STABILITY; TETHERLINES;

ATTITUDE CONTROL; ATTITUDE STABILIZATION; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0036757502     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3875     Document Type: Article

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