Rigid body dynamics for space applications / [electronic resource] Vladimir S. Aslanov.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Mathematical Mechanical Preliminaries -- 1.1. Mathematics -- 1.2. Rigid Body Kinematic -- 1.3. Rigid Body Dynamics -- 1.4. Chaotic Motion -- References -- 2. Reentry Attitude Dynamics -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Aerodynamics of Reentry Vehicles -- 2.3. The Equations of Motion -- 2.4. Analytical Solutions of the Undisturbed Equation for Sinusoidal Aerodynamic Moment -- 2.5. Analytical Solutions of the Undisturbed Equation for Biharmonical Aerodynamic Moment -- 2.6. Quasistatic Solutions for the Disturbed Equation of Motion -- 2.7. Adiabatic Invariants and the Approximate Solution for the Disturbed Motion -- 2.8. Bifurcation and Ways of Its Elimination at the Descent of Spacecraft in the Rarefied Atmosphere -- 2.9. Chaotic Attitude Motion of Reentry Vehicle With an Internal Moving Mass -- 2.10. Chaotic Behavior of Bodies in a Resistant Medium -- 2.11. Chaotic Motion of a Reentry Capsule During Descent into the Atmosphere -- References -- 3. Dynamics and Control of Coaxial Satellite Gyrostats -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Attitude Motion Equations -- 3.3. Integrable Cases in the Dynamics of Coaxial Gyrostats -- 3.4. The Exact Analytical Solutions -- 3.5. Dynamics and Chaos Control of the Gyrostats -- 3.6. Dynamics and Control of Dual-Spin Gyrostat Spacecraft With Changing Structure -- 3.7. Adiabatic Invariants in the Dynamics of Axial Gyrostats -- References -- 4. Deployment, Dynamics, and Control of a Tether-Assisted Return Mission of a Reentry Capsule -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Mathematical Model of a Satellite With a Tethered Payload -- 4.3. Analytical Solution in the Case of a Slow Changing of the Parameters -- 4.4. Oscillations of the Satellite With a Vertical Elastic Tether -- 4.5. Oscillations in the Case of an Elliptic Orbit -- 4.6. Swing Principle for Deployment of a Tether-Assisted Return Mission of a Reentry Capsule -- 4.7. Tether-Assisted Return Mission From an Elliptical Orbit Taking Into Account Atmospheric Stage of Reentry -- References -- 5. Removal of Large Space Debris by a Tether Tow -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Dynamics of Orbital Debris Connected to Spacecraft by a Tether in a Free Space -- 5.3. Dynamics of Large Orbital Debris Removal Using Tethered Space Tug in the Earth's Gravitational Field -- 5.4. Behavior of Tethered Debris With Flexible Appendages -- 5.5. Dynamics, Analytical Solutions and Choice of Parameters for Towed Space Debris With Flexible Appendages -- 5.6. The Motion of Tethered Tug-Debris System With Fuel Residuals -- 5.7. Dynamics of Towed Large Space Debris Taking Into Account Atmospheric Disturbance -- 5.8. Chaos Behavior of Space Debris During Tethered Tow -- References -- 6. Original Tasks of Space Mechanics -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Gravitational Stabilization of the Satellite With a Moving Mass -- 6.3. The Dynamics of the Spacecraft of Variable Composition -- 6.4. Restoration of Attitude Motion of Satellite Using Small Numbers of Telemetry Measurements -- References.