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Roll Dynamics of a Spinning Axi-Symmetric Satellite in an Elliptic Orbit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

V. J. Modi  and
J. E. Neilson
V. J. Modi
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Canada
J. E. Neilson
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Canada
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Attitude dynamics of a spinning, axi-symmetric, rigid body undergoing central force motion has received considerable attention in recent times. Thomson et al studied the problem where the satellite was restricted to follow a circular trajectory. This stipulation reduced the system to an autonomous form which was then treated by linearised or Liapounov type of analysis. For the satellite in an elliptic orbit, Kane and Barba presented numerical solution to the linearised equations of motion. Recently Wallace and Meirovitch investigated the same problem by performing asymptotic analysis on linear and low order non-linear systems.

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Technical Notes
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 72 , Issue 696 , December 1968 , pp. 1061 - 1065
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1968 

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