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Tether as a dynamic transmission lineThe effect of longitudinal impulses on a satellite when a continuum tether from the Shuttle or Space Station is included is investigated. It is demonstrated that, taking the continuum nature of the tether into account, the sharp onset of a forcing impulse at the Shuttle end is perceived on board the satellite. The magnitude of the satellite response is diminished from that of the forcing impulse, and the response exhibits a broadened exponential tailoff. These are due primarily to the coupling between the tether and the satellite and its influence on an impinging impulsive wave, and not on the whole system as in the spring-mass model. The full impulse response function can be quite complex, showing repeated impulses as the tether wave bounces back and forth between the satellite and Shuttle, and having a different shape at each impingement on the satellite.
Document ID
19890055976
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gullahorn, Gordon E.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Hohlfeld, Robert G.
(Boston University MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intl. Conference on Space Tethers for Science in the Space Station Era
Location: Venice
Country: Italy
Start Date: October 4, 1987
End Date: October 8, 1987
Accession Number
89A43347
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-36810
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-36606
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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