Various methods of controlling the deployment of a tethered satellite

JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 187-208

  Barkow, B ^a   Steindl, A ^a   Troger, H ^a   Wiedermann, G ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Free deployment; Linear control; Optimal control; Targeting

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; POSITION CONTROL; SATELLITES; TETHERLINES;

TETHERED SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT;

LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037250514     PISSN: 10775463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107754603030747     Document Type: Article

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