Abstract The instrumental and applied problems related to the design of a passive magnetic attitude control system for the Munin nanosatellite are considered. The system is constructed from a strong permanent magnet and a set of hysteresis rods. These rods are made of magnetically soft material using a special technology, and they allow us to support the satellite orientation with respect to the local magnetic field vector with a given accuracy and time response. By using asymptotic and numerical methods, we investigate the satellite dynamics for different models of hysteresis. The issues concerning the arrangement of the rods and their interaction with the fields of permanent magnets mounted onboard the satellite are discussed.
Passive Magnetic Attitude Control System for the Munin Nanosatellite
Cosmic Research ; 40 , 2 ; 142-156
01.03.2002
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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