DocumentCode
1130392
Title
The GYROLITE: Is it Unstable?
Author
Sen, Anup K.
Author_Institution
Synchrosat Limited P. O. Box 1259, Stn. B Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Issue
4
fYear
1979
fDate
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
565
Lastpage
567
Abstract
A new derivation of the GYROLITE stability criterion is presented. It is confirmed that, for the satellite to have a stable attitude, the spinning part must have a favorable inertia ratio.
Keywords
Angular velocity; Equations; Kinetic energy; Satellites; Space vehicles; Spinning; Stability analysis; Stability criteria; Vectors; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1979.308741
Filename
4102194
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