STABILITY AND CONTROL OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RIGID ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER IN THE EQUATORIAL ORBIT

• 作 者: Q.G.Sun;J.J.Di;YC.Zhou;X.F.Wu;
• 机 构: Department of Mechatronics,North China University of Technology,Beijing 100041,China
• 出 处: The Third International Conference on Dynamics,Vibration and
• 发表日期: 2010年期

　　Extensive research on the modelling of tethered satellite systems has been carried out over the past several decades in support of the various tethered satellite missions flown to date.Electrodynamic tethers have been proposed in various forms and are generally believed to hold great potential for future space missions.One purpose of such tethers is to bring down space debris (derelict spacecraft, etc.), which is threatening future space flight.An example is the so-called Short Electrodynamic Tether (SET) proposed by the European Space Agency in 2002.Electrodynamic tethers interact with the earths magnetic field in order to create an electric current along the tether.