Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop analytic solutions for a tethered satellite system (TSS) subjected to internal tether tension moment and external aerodynamic torque for spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres. Design/methodology/approach Analytic solutions for TSS based on the approxim...
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| author | Aw, Aaron Teik Hong Varatharajoo, Renuganth Romli, Fairuz Izzudin |
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The purpose of this paper is to develop analytic solutions for a tethered satellite system (TSS) subjected to internal tether tension moment and external aerodynamic torque for spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres.
Design/methodology/approach
Analytic solutions for TSS based on the approximation of Euler’s equations of motion via Fresnel integrals and sine and cosine integrals. Test simulation was performed for two cases (spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres). The conclusion is based on graphical interpretation.
Findings
The effects of angular velocities on X, Y and Z axes of the TSS under the influence of combined torques from internal tether tension and external aerodynamic drag influenced during spinning manoeuvres are shown graphically.
Research limitations/implications
This research focuses only on a circular orbit, which is one of the simplest orbits without many variables taken into account such as flight path angle and true anomaly. It could get quite complex for other orbit types like elliptic and parabolic orbits.
Practical implications
Practical implications include observing the stability rotational motion of TSS so as to perform a two-way payload exchange via momentum transfer.
Originality/value
In this paper, analytic solutions for a torque motion of a TSS comprising non-linear Euler’s equations of motion are established for spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres. |
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| spelling | upm-437622016-09-20T09:09:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43762/ Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers Aw, Aaron Teik Hong Varatharajoo, Renuganth Romli, Fairuz Izzudin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop analytic solutions for a tethered satellite system (TSS) subjected to internal tether tension moment and external aerodynamic torque for spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres. Design/methodology/approach Analytic solutions for TSS based on the approximation of Euler’s equations of motion via Fresnel integrals and sine and cosine integrals. Test simulation was performed for two cases (spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres). The conclusion is based on graphical interpretation. Findings The effects of angular velocities on X, Y and Z axes of the TSS under the influence of combined torques from internal tether tension and external aerodynamic drag influenced during spinning manoeuvres are shown graphically. Research limitations/implications This research focuses only on a circular orbit, which is one of the simplest orbits without many variables taken into account such as flight path angle and true anomaly. It could get quite complex for other orbit types like elliptic and parabolic orbits. Practical implications Practical implications include observing the stability rotational motion of TSS so as to perform a two-way payload exchange via momentum transfer. Originality/value In this paper, analytic solutions for a torque motion of a TSS comprising non-linear Euler’s equations of motion are established for spin-up and spin-down manoeuvres. Emerald Group Publishing 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43762/1/AEAT-10-2014-0178.pdf Aw, Aaron Teik Hong and Varatharajoo, Renuganth and Romli, Fairuz Izzudin (2015) Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 87 (6). pp. 514-520. ISSN 0002-2667 10.1108/AEAT-10-2014-0178 |
| spellingShingle | Aw, Aaron Teik Hong Varatharajoo, Renuganth Romli, Fairuz Izzudin Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
| title | Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
| title_full | Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
| title_fullStr | Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
| title_short | Analytic solutions for Tethered Satellite System (TSS) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
| title_sort | analytic solutions for tethered satellite system (tss) subject to internal and external torques undergoing a spin-up and spin-down maneuvers |
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