Higher-order analytical attitude propagation of an oblate rigid body under gravity-gradient torque

  1. San-Juan, J.F. 1
  2. López, L.M. 1
  3. López, R. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Zeitschrift:
Mathematical Problems in Engineering

ISSN: 1024-123X

Datum der Publikation: 2012

Ausgabe: 2012

Seiten: 1-15

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.1155/2012/123138 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84855246864 WoS: WOS:000298626100001 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

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Zusammenfassung

A higher-order perturbation theory for the rotation of a uniaxial satellite under gravity-gradient torque demonstrates that known special configurations of the attitude dynamics at which the satellite rotates, on average, as in a torque-free state, are only the result of an early truncation of the secular frequencies of motion. In addition to providing a deeper insight into the dynamics, the higher order of the analytical solution makes it competitive when compared with the long-term numerical integration of the equations of motion. Copyright © 2012 Juan F. San-Juan et al.