Design criteria and equations of motion for the de-spin of a vehicle by the radial release of weights and cables of finite mass

Eide, Donald Gordon2014-03-142014-03-141962-03-15etd-06022010-020052http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42827The equations of motion are derived for the de-spinning of a rigid body payload by the use of weights attached to the ends of unwinding cables of finite mass that are released when colinear with a radius of the payload.54 leavesBTDapplication/pdfIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1962.E423Rotational motion -- ResearchSpace vehicles -- Control systems -- Mathematical modelsDesign criteria and equations of motion for the de-spin of a vehicle by the radial release of weights and cables of finite massThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06022010-020052/