Theory and Applications of Multi-Tethers in Space

Theory and Applications of Multi-Tethers in Space
Author: Panfeng Huang
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-11-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811503877

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of recently developed space multi-tethers, such as maneuverable space tethered nets and space tethered formation. For each application, it provides detailed derivatives to describe and analyze the mathematical model of the system, and then discusses the design and proof of different control schemes for various problems. The dynamics modeling presented is based on Newton and Lagrangian mechanics, and the book also introduces Hamilton mechanics and Poincaré surface of section for dynamics analysis, and employs both centralized and distributed controllers to derive the formation question of the multi-tethered system. In addition to the equations and text, it includes 3D design drawings, schematic diagrams, control scheme blocks and tables to make it easy to understand. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students in the fields of astronautics, control science, and engineering.

Space Tethers and Space Elevators

Space Tethers and Space Elevators
Author: Michel van Pelt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2009-06-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0387765565

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Michel van Pelt explains for the first time the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in space. He introduces non-technical space enthusiasts to the various possibilities and feasibility of space tethers including the technological challenges and potential benefits. He illustrates how, because of their inherent simplicity, space tethers have the potential to make space travel much cheaper, while ongoing advances in tether material technology may make even seemingly far-fetched ideas a reality in the not too distant future.