Transient dynamics of the tether elevator/crawler system

Astrodynamics Conference, 1988

Volumn , Issue , 1988, Pages 480-489

  Cosmo, M ^a   Lorenzini, E C ^a   Vetrella, S ^b   Moccia, A ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ELEVATORS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; SPACE STATIONS;

CONTROL STRATEGIES; DYNAMICS AND CONTROL; FUNDAMENTAL OSCILLATIONS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTIONS; LATERAL DEFLECTION; LONGITUDINAL OSCILLATIONS; TRANSIENT DYNAMICS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL EQUATIONS;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 85002131938     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1988-4280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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