Attitude control requirements for interplanetary space are discussed. Spacecraft attitude control systems, excluding mass expulsion devices, are described. Solar pressure, reaction spheres, reaction wheels and control moment gyros are analyzed as sources of control torque. A comparison is made between the reaction wheel and two types of control moment gyros on the basis of weight, power consumption, momentum absorption capability and reliability. (Author)
Mass Conservative Attitude Control Systems for Interplanetary Spacecraft
1967
56 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Manned Spacecraft , Rocket Engines & Motors , Stabilization systems , Vernier rocket engines , Attitude control systems , Manned spacecraft , Solar wind , Interplanetary trajectories , Reaction kinetics , Free flight trajectories , Torque , Gyro stabilizers , Gyroscopes , Momentum , Gravity , Inertia , Specific impulse , Mars probes , Mathematical analysis , Weight , Free fall trajectories , Solar torque