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Reconstructing tethered satellite skiprope motion by bandpass filtering magnetometer measurementsThis paper presents a unique scheme for reconstructing tethered satellite skiprope motion by ground processing satellite magnetometer measurements. The measurements are modified based on ground knowledge of the earth's magnetic field and passed through bandpass filters tuned to the skiprope frequency. Skiprope motion is then deduced from the steady-state outputs of the filters. Simulation results are presented which verify the scheme and show it to be robust. The concept is not just limited to tethered satellites. Indeed, it can be applied whenever there is a need to reconstruct the coning motion of a body about a known axis, given measurements of a known vector in body-fixed axes.
Document ID
19930028226
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Polites, M. E.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: ASME, Transactions, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control
Volume: 114
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0022-0434
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Accession Number
93A12223
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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