Dynamics and Control of Multibody Systems in Central Gravity

ISBN-13: 9783846502921 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str.

Amit Sanyal

Opis

Multibody spacecraft are used in a wide range of applications in near-Earth space, from manned space stations to unmanned space telescopes. Such systems cannot be modeled as point mass particles. Their dynamics are quite complex, being characterized by linear and nonlinear coupling between different degrees of freedom. This work explores how such dynamical coupling can be used to make changes in orbit and attitude using internal motions in a controlled manner. The methods outlined here lead to control maneuvers for multibody spacecraft without using chemical fuel. With increasing risks to space assets in Earth orbits from space debris, such control methods are both timely and valuable.

O autorze

Sanyal, AmitAmit Sanyal is a faculty in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New Mexico State University. His B.Tech. is from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1999, his MS from Texas A&M University in 2001, and his PhD from University of Michigan in 2004, all in Aerospace Engineering. He specializes in Geometric Mechanics and Geometric Control.