Dynamics of spacecraft with gyro-gravitational system of stabilization due to elastic ring antenna deployment

Abstract

This article deals with the study of the dynamics of the spacecraft with the gyro-gravitational system of stabilization. The deployment of a flexible ring antenna is performed after placing the spacecraft into orbit and completion of the preliminary damping by a special jet-propelled system, and after uncaging the gyros. Primarily, the antenna is a pre-stressed tape wound on a special drum. When the drum starts deploying the tape, it takes the shape of an elastic ring of variable diameter. The objective of the study is the mechanical and computational modelling of the spacecraft dynamics. The equations of motion are derived with the use of the Eulerian–Lagrangian formalizm. Numerical simulations of the operational mode of the system are conducted. Numerical results indicate that the system used for attitude stabilization ensures the shape of the deployed design and prescribed accuracy of the orientation. Simulation results are presented for the spacecraft model to show the effectiveness of the spacecraft and deployment process stabilization.

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spacecraft flexible antenna deployment gyro-gravitational stabilization mathematical model numerical simulation

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