Development of an Air-Bearing Inclinable Turntable for Testing Tether Deployment

Bindra, Udai; Zhu, Zheng

doi:10.2514/6.2016-0629

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“…Similarly, the relation between the tension along the tether in orbit and the tension along tether in the experiment, is expressed in Eq. (2) [8]:…”

Section: Scaling Experimental Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development Of A Ground Based Testbed For Studying The Libration Dynamics Of Orbiting Tethered Satellite Systems

Bindra¹,

Zhu²

2018

Progress in Canadian Mechanical Engineering

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This paper discusses the development of a ground based experimental environment that can mimic the libration dynamics of tethered satellite systems. The setup consists of an Air-Bearing Inclinable Turntable (A-BIT), whose inclination and rotation rate can be adjusted independently. Appropriate scaling factors help compare the tethered system in the experiment to that in orbit, both of which experience vastly different magnitudes of forces. The two scenarios also differ in their physical parameters including the length of the tether, the mass of the satellite, and the tension along the tether. The scaling factors are used to compare the behavior of these two tethered satellite systems.

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“…Similarly, the relation between the tension along the tether in orbit and the tension along tether in the experiment, is expressed in Eq. (2) [8]:…”

Section: Scaling Experimental Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%