Attitude Dynamics and Control of Space Debris During Ion Beam Transportation

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Attitude Dynamics and Control of Space Debris During Ion Beam Transportation provides an overview of the cutting-edge research around the topic of contactless ion beam transportation for the removal of space debris. This practical guide covers topics such as space debris attitude motion, the motion of rigid materials in an inhomogeneous high-speed rarefied medium, gravity gradient torque, and more. The book examines and compares the various ways to control the spatial motion of space debris, such as engine thrust or altering the direction of the ion beam axis, and offers simple mathematical models for analyzing system behaviors. Front Matter Acknowledgment Copyright Introduction Basics of space flight mechanics and control theory Mathematical and mechanical preliminaries Vector and matrix operations Fundamentals of classical mechanics Coordinate systems Two-body problem: Motion in the orbital plane Planetary equations for perturbed motion Relative orbital motion Rigid body attitude motion in orbit Orbital and attitude perturbations Nonspherical central body gravitational field Moon and Sun gravity Atmospheric influence Solar radiation pressure Earths magnetic field torques Lyapunov stability theory for the search for control laws Chaotic dynamics of nonlinear system References Space debris problem Review of the space debris problem Space debris threat International legal aspects and space debris prevention guidelines Space debris rotation properties and inertial parameters estimation Postmission disposal Active space debris removal Just-in-time collision avoidance Target selection for active space debris removal Contact methods of active space debris removal Space debris capturing Contact space debris removal methods Contactless space debris removal approaches Ion beam-assisted transportation Transportation by electrostatic interaction Transportation by lasers Transportation using gravity fields Contactless detumbling using eddy currents References Ion beam physics Mathematical modeling of an in-beam Simplified ion beam models Physics of ion beam interaction with a body surface Calculating the forces and torque generated by the ion beam Examples of ion force and torque calculations Calculation assumptions and methodology Sphere in an ion beam Cylinder in an ion beam Rectangular prism in ion beam Comparison of rocket stage and cylinder Cylindrical satellite with solar panels in ion beam References Dynamics of relative translation motion of spherical space debris during ion beam transportation Mathematical model describing ion beam transportation without taking into account space debris attitude motion General assumptions Gauss planetary equations of space debris motion Equations of motion in a spherical reference frame Calculation of fuel consumption and thruster plume parameters Estimation of the thruster exhaust velocity and propellant mass for space debris deorbiting from a circular orbit Active spacecraft relative position stability and control Stability of the active spacecrafts relative motion in a quasicircular orbit Control of the active spacecrafts relative motion in a quasicircular orbit Control of the active spacecrafts relative motion in an elliptical orbit Space debris removal: Preliminary mission design References Dynamics of passive object attitude motion during ion beam transportation Mathematical models of a passive space debris object during its contactless transportation by an active spacecraft Mathematical model of the planar motion of space debris Mathematical model of the spatial motion of space debris Mathematical model of the spatial motion of a symmetrical space debris object Stationary motions of a symmetrical space debris object Attitude dynamics of the uncontrolled motion of a passive space debris object at a constant relative position of the ... Phase portraits and bifurcation diagrams Chaotic motion of the object relative to its center of mass in an elliptical orbit in the planar case of motion Dynamics of the controlled motion of a passive object Control approaches: Control of beam rate and direction Control of the space debris attitude motion in a planar case Thrust control for the case when LIzu=1(0)=0 and β=β Thrust control for the case when LIzu=1(0)0 and β=βmin or β=βmax Ion beam direction control Comparison of the effectiveness of control methods Ion beam control based on energy estimation Control of the space debris attitude motion in a spatial case in GEO Detumbling of axisymmetric space debris in a spatial case Fuel costs estimation for ion beam-assisted space debris removal mission with and without attitude control Equations of motion Control strategies Comparison of fuel costs for different control strategies References The use of contactless ion beam technology Orbital flight in one plane Deorbiting of space debris object into the atmosphere Transportation of space debris into disposal orbit References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T