Development of a Ground-based Test Facility for Studying Reel-in Dynamics of Tethered Satellite Systems.

Justin Newsome;tether;tethered satellite;ground-based;dynamics;Euler-Newtonian;hovercraft;MatLab

Newsome, Justin Carlyle ; Dr. Andre Mazzoleni, Committee Chair,Dr. Gregory Buckner, Committee Member,Dr. Larry Silverberg, Committee Member,Newsome, Justin Carlyle ; Dr. Andre Mazzoleni ; Committee Chair ; Dr. Gregory Buckner ; Committee Member ; Dr. Larry Silverberg ; Committee Member

University:North Carolina State University

关键词: Justin Newsome;    tether;    tethered satellite;    ground-based;    dynamics;    Euler-Newtonian;    hovercraft;    MatLab;   

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【 摘 要 】

Tethered Satellites offer benefits for the space industry. Several applications are being found which utilize their unique dynamics; from sensing characteristics of the atmosphere to providing a propellantless mode of propulsion. Ground-based experimentation is useful as a cost effective means to develop a thorough understanding of tether dynamics. A number of experiments are required to fully investigate the behavior. After examining a number of experiments previously conducted, a new experiment is devised and tested. The experiment consists of designing a low friction representation of a satellite, the design of a stationary post to be tethered to the satellite representation, choosing an adequate test facility, and developing a means of acquiring data from the experiment. In order to check that the experiment is a useful tool for tether analysis, a mathematical model for the system is developed and then the experimental and mathematical results are compared.