Attitude dynamics of the Tether Elevator/Crawler System for micro-gravity applicationsThe Tether Elevator/Crawler System (TECS) consists of two end platforms tethered to opposite sides of the Space Station. A variable gravity laboratory is located on board an elevator which can crawl along the upper tether. This paper analyzes the elevator's attitude dynamics in order to evaluate its effect on microgravity applications. To this end, a simulation model is described and numerical results are given for a steady state case. It is shown that the elevator attitude dynamics, without attitude control, contributes additional spectral lines to the acceleration noise.
Document ID
19890052848
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vetrella, S. (Naples Univ. Italy)
Moccia, A. (Napoli, Universita Naples, Italy)
Lorenzini, E. C. (Naples Univ. Italy)
Cosmo, M. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 89-1590
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Tethers in Space - Toward Flight