Experiments and numerical simulations of an electrodynamic tether deployment from a spool-type reel using thrusters

Experiments and numerical simulations of an electrodynamic tether deployment from a spool-type reel using thrusters

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Article ID: iaor20141017
Volume: 94
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 318
End Page Number: 327
Publication Date: Jan 2014
Journal: Acta Astronautica
Authors: , ,
Keywords: simulation
Abstract:

  • We investigated tether deployment using thrusters by means of numerical simulations.
  • The parameters in the numerical simulations were based on various on‐ground experiments.
  • Thrusters were modeled as applying a thrust force at the beginning of tether deployment.
  • We simulated the cases of various thrust forces and thruster activation periods.
  • The simulations clarified thruster requirements to achieve tether deployment.
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