Elastic stability and equilibrium configuration of earth pointing satellites with long appendages / by F.R. Vigneron and T. Garrett.: Co24-3/7-1206-1969E-PDF
"The elastic stability of the booms on a gravity gradient stabilized Alouette type satellite is investigated to determine the critical lengths above which the booms will take on large deflect ions under the influence of the gravitational and centrifugal force fields. If the booms are not structurally damaged by the large deflections, the satellite may take up one of several stable configurations. A criterion involving the boom lengths is derived for the stability of the gravity gradient orientation for zero boom deflections. The derivation includes the flexibility of the booms"--Abstract, page 1.
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| Department/Agency | Communications Research Centre (Canada), issuing body. |
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| Title | Elastic stability and equilibrium configuration of earth pointing satellites with long appendages / by F.R. Vigneron and T. Garrett. |
| Series title | CRC report ; no. 1206 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "National Space Telecommunications Laboratory." "Published November 1969." Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (page 19). Issued also in print format. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Communications Research Centre, 1969. |
| Author / Contributor | Vigneron, F. R., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (iii, 22 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Subject terms | Artificial satellites -- Stability. Artificial satellites -- Attitude control systems. Satellites artificiels -- Stabilité. Satellites artificiels -- Systèmes de commande d'orientation. |
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