Disturbance reduction system: Testing technology for precision formation control

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4860, Issue , 2002, Pages 221-228

  Folkner, W M ^a   Buchman, S ^b   Byer, R L ^b   DeBra, D ^b   Dennehy, C J ^c   Gamero Castano M ^d   Hanson, J ^b   Hruby, V ^d   Keiser, G M ^b   Kuhnert, A ^a   Markley, F L ^c   Houghton, M ^c   Maghami, P ^c   Miller, D ^a   Prakash, S ^c   Spero, R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Busek Co Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloidal microthrusters; Disturbance reduction; Formation flying

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFEROMETERS; POSITION CONTROL; SPACECRAFT; TRAJECTORIES;

COLLOIDAL MICROTHRUSTERS; DISTURBANCE REDUCTION SYSTEM; FORMATION FLYING; SPACECRAFT ALTITUDE;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0038626395     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457878     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Space Science Dept of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and Guidance and Control Department of Stanford University, "A satellite freed of all but gravitational forces: Triad", J. Spacecraft 11, 637-644, 1974.
2. J. P. Turneaure C. W. F. Everitt, B. W. Parkinson, Advances in Space Research 9, 29, 1989.
3. G. I. Taylor, "Disintegration of water drops in an electric field", Proc. R. Soc., London A 280, 383-397, 1964.
4. M. Gamero-Castaño and V. Hruby, "Electrospray as a source of nanoparticles for efficient colloid thrusters", Journal of Propulsion and Power 7, 977-987, 2001.
5. M. Gamero-Castaño and V. Hruby, "A torsional balance that resolves sub-micro-Newton forces," 27th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Pasadena, CA, 15-19 October 2001.
6. J. Pap et al., "Variation in total solar and spectral irradiance as measured by the Virgo experiment on Soho", Adv. Space Res. 24, 215-224, 1999.