Title :
Design of a reel mechanism for control of an orbiting single tether system
Author :
Gwaltney, David A. ; Greene, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
The preliminary design of a reel mechanism for the control of the GetAway Tether Experiment (GATE) is presented. The GATE is now part of the Tether Dynamics Explorer series (TDE) and consists of a small subsatellite tethered to a large body (Delta II second stage). A reel mechanism is housed in the subsatellite and used as the primary means of attitude control of the tether and subsatellite. Concepts used for the implementation of control software are discussed, and preliminary testing procedures are described. Results showing the capability of the prototype are presented and discussed
Keywords :
aerospace computer control; artificial satellites; attitude control; GATE; GetAway Tether Experiment; Tether Dynamics Explorer; attitude control; orbiting single tether system; reel mechanism; Aerodynamics; Control systems; Feedback; Frequency; Prototypes; Pulse modulation; Software prototyping; Software testing; Space technology; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1990., Twenty-Second Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cookeville, TN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2038-2
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1990.138172
