Dynamic stability of electrodynamic tethers in inclined elliptical orbits

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 611-622

  Pelaez J ^a,c   Andres Y N ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ESA   (Germany)

^c Depto de Mat y Prod Aerospacial   (Spain)

^d ESA ESOC   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ORBITS; POSITION CONTROL;

DYNAMIC STABILITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHERS; INCLINED ELLIPTICAL ORBITS; STABILITY PROPERTIES;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 22944447184     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6685     Document Type: Article

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