Mission requirements plus spacecraft weight and power constraints often reduce the excitation frequency of a nutation damper below 1 cpm. Since attitude stability is determined by damper performance, maximum effectiveness at low rates is demanded. Presented are design considerations that low-frequency dampers require, along with descriptions of two low-frequency systems: the Direct Measurement Explorer 1 and the Small Astronomy Satellite A (SAS-A).
Low nutation-rate dampers
1971-01-01
Miscellaneous
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English
Comparative study of nutation dampers
NTRS | 1967
Introduction to passive nutation dampers
NTRS | 1971
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