Dynamics of Tethered Satellites and Space Elevators

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Autores: Arun K. Misra, Stephen Cohen
Idioma: Inglés

Dynamics of Tethered Satellites and Space Elevators provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge of tethered space systems, including their potential applic… Leer más

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Dynamics of Tethered Satellites and Space Elevators provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge of tethered space systems, including their potential applications, history, and a description of past and current space tether missions. This is followed by an in-depth investigation into various aspects of the dynamics and control of rigid and flexible single-tether space systems, tether propulsion, and multi-tether satellite systems. The use of tethers to remove space debris is discussed next alongside other sustainability-related considerations, making the content all the more relevant in view of the global pressures that stakeholders in the space sector currently face.

An entire section of chapters on the dynamics of partial and full space elevators concludes the volume.

Puntos claves

Builds on from basic fundamentals to advanced, in-depth coverage of tethered space systems
Includes mathematical modeling in each chapter
Considers several applications – from attitude stabilization, momentum exchange, to in-orbit maintenance (such as fueling service, orbit maneuvering, and space debris removal), and many more
Discusses past missions in detail and broaches future ones, including zero-emission lift of cargo to space

De interès para

Postgraduate students, researchers, and academics in aerospace engineering and advanced/applied mechanical engineering programs specifically orientated to tether propulsion for spacecraft launch systems, orbital plasma dynamics/astrodynamics/orbital mechanics, and tidal/gravity-gradient stabilization

Índice

1. Introduction

1.1 Motivation for Space Tethers and Space Elevators

1.2 History of the Tether Concept

1.3 Description of the Tether Missions Flown

1.4 Conclusions

Part I: Space Tethers and Tethered Satellites

2. Dynamics of Rigid Tethered Satellite Systems

2.1 Constant Length Case

2.2 Variable Length Case

2.3 State Space Trajectories

2.4 Conclusions

3. Elastic Oscillations of Space Tethers

3.1 Longitudinal Oscillations of a Vertical Fixed Length Tether

3.2 Transverse Oscillations of a Vertical Fixed Length Tether

3.3 Transverse Oscillations of Variable Length Tethers

3.4 Conclusions

4. Control of Tethered Satellite Systems

4.1 Tension Control

4.2 Length Rate Control

4.3 Thruster Control and Offset Control

4.4 Conclusions

5. Tethered Multibody Systems

5.1 Three-Body Tethered Systems

5.2 N-Body Tethered Systems

5.3 Control of Librations

5.4 Tethered Formations in Space

5.5 Conclusions

6. Tether Propulsion

6.1 Motion of System Before Payload Release (consider condensing?)

6.2 Determination of Payload Orbit After Release

6.3 Special Cases

6.4 Conclusions

7. Removal of Space Debris

7.1 Dynamics Model of a Tethered Debris Removal System

7.2 Low Thrust Case

7.3 Planar Librational Motion of the Debris Removal System in a Circular Orbit

7.4 Conclusions

Part II: Space Elevators

8. Very Long Tethers

8.1 Steady State Equilibrium Analysis of a Very Long Tether

8.2 Description of the Partial Elevator System

8.3 Dynamics Model

8.4 Conclusions

9. Space Elevator Description

9.1 Design of the Nominal System

9.2 Comparison with Space Tethers

9.3 Orbits Available via Payload Release

9.4 Sizing of Components

9.5 Conclusions

10. Elastic Oscillations of Space Elevator

10.1 Wave Speed of Tether

10.2 Equations of Motion of the System

10.3 Analysis of the Equations of Motion

10.4 Conclusions

11. Climber Effects on Space Elevator Tether

11.1 Stationary Climber Effects

11.2 Dynamic Climber Effects

11.3 Dynamic Response to Payload Release

11.4 Conclusions

12. Conclusions

12.1 Space Tethers

12.2 Space Elevators

Detalles del producto

Edición: 1
Última edición
Publicado: 1 de febrero de 2027
Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

Arun K. Misra

Arun K. Misra is the Thomas Workman Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has made extensive research contributions in the areas of dynamics and control of tethered satellites, space debris, space robotics, space structures, and space elevators. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as of the American Astronautical Society. He has been elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering and to the International Academy of Astronautics. He has received numerous awards including the Dirk Brouwer Award from the American Astronautical Society. He is a Co-Editor of the journal Acta Astronautica published by Elsevier.

Afiliaciones y experiencia

Thomas Workman Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Stephen Cohen

Stephen Cohen obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University. In conjunction with Prof. Misra, he authored Space Elevator – A Revolutionary Space Transportation System (Springer, 2020), the first-ever comprehensive analysis of the mechanics of space elevators, and has published numerous articles and conference papers on the topic in various journals, including Acta Astronautica. After graduating from McGill, he worked for industry designing and testing space payloads for launch and orbital environments. He became a Physics Professor at Vanier College in 2010, and began a science blog, The Engineer’s Pulse (www.engineerspulse.com) that same year. His first independently published book, Getting Physics: Nature’s Laws as a Guide to Life, was released to the market in January 2023.