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Title:

Exact Analytic Solution for the Spin-up Maneuver of an Axially Symmetric Spacecraft

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Ventura, Jacopo; Romano, Marcello;
Abstract:
The problem of spinning-up an axially symmetric spacecraft subjected to an external torque constant in magnitude and parallel to the symmetry axis is considered. The existing exact analytic solution for an axially symmetric body is applied for the first time to this problem. The proposed solution is valid for any initial conditions of attitude and angular velocity and for any length of time and rotation amplitude. Furthermore, the proposed solution can be numerically evaluated up to any desired...     »
Keywords:
Rigid-body dynamics and kinematics; Spin-up maneuver; Analytic solution
Journal title:
Acta Astronautica
Year:
2014
Journal volume:
104
Year / month:
2014-11
Month:
Nov
Journal issue:
1
Covered by:
Scopus
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2014.07.038
Publisher:
Elsevir
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