Impact Effects from Space Debris on Tethered Satellite System
Liu Lili Wen Hao Jin Dongping Hu Haiyan
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(Institute of Vibration Engineering Research, MOE Key Lab of Structure Mechanics and Control for Aircraft, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)
Abstract: The paper presents the optimal retrieval control for a three-dimensional tethered satellite system subject to different level of impacts from space debris. Tether elasticity and complex constraints are taken into consideration in the controller design firstly, which features full exploitation of the second-order differential inclusion concept and the Legendre pseudo-spectral algorithm. The optimal tension and state profiles are solved with respect to the initial impact velocities. The various effects of impacts from space debris on the tethered satellite system are analyzed.
Liu Lili Wen Hao Jin Dongping Hu Haiyan.
Impact Effects from Space Debris on Tethered Satellite System[J]. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 2009, 28(7): 12-16