Drag-free control for fundamental physics missions

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1221-1226

  DeBra, D B ^a  

^a Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DRAG; OPTICAL SENSORS; SATELLITES;

DRAG FREE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL THRUSTERS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

CONTROL SYSTEM; PHYSICS; SATELLITE;

EID: 0346829890     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90321-8     Document Type: Article

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