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An active nutation damper for spacecraft
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Abercrombie, R. A. Flatley, T. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | An active nutation damping device, consisting of an angular accelerometer, a dc-motor-driven flywheel, and associated electronics, developed for spacecraft use is described. This damping system was used on the LAGEOS spacecraft to control nutation buildup during the long coast period (approximately 75 minutes) after the third stage separation. The damper package was evaluated and proven on a three-axis gas-bearing simulator that duplicated the LAGEOS spacecraft critical flight dynamics. In addition, a failure analysis of the damper assembly was performed. Performance of the damper during the LAGEOS flight has confirmed the preflight evaluation and analysis. |
| File Size | 510291 |
| Page Count | 15 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780011096 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5t776f1g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Accelerometers Stage Separation Lageos Satellite Oscillation Dampers Failure Analysis Mechanical Devices Angular Acceleration Spacecraft Stability Flywheels Nutation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
