Exact spacecraft maneuvers with jerk-free transition from thrusters to momentum wheelsA combined detumbling maneuver with constant but vectored external thrusters is presently followed, as in Dwyer and Batten (1985) by an exact reorientation that employs internal momentum transfer. Unlike the Dwyer and Batten technique, however, the proposed reorientation maneuver is of such a trajectory that spacecraft angular acceleration is preserved during the transition from thrusters to reaction wheels. This prevents jerk-driven excitation of unmodeled elastic modes.
Document ID
19850063817
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dwyer, T. A. W., III (Illinois, University Urbana, United States)
Batten, A. L. (U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 85-1938
Meeting Information
Meeting: Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference