Annihilation of angular momentum drift during spinning-up and thrusting maneuvers of rigid bodiesA very simple, yet accurate, heuristic solution for the spiral path of the angular momentum vector during spin-up and spin-down maneuvers of rigid body spacecraft is presented. A two-burn scheme is proposed consisting of a burn, a coast, and a second burn of the spin thruster. The appropriate burn times are found by a transcendental equation similar to Kepler's equation. Numerical results verify the accuracy of the burn, coast, and burn times given by closed form expressions. The scheme can also be applied to the problem of axial thrusting during constant spin.
Document ID
19840047802
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Longuski, J. M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kia, T. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Breckenridge, W. G. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)