Dynamic analysis of the flexible boom in the N-ROSS Satellite.

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Authors
Kang, Choong Soon
Subjects
spacecraft
flexible body
dynamics
Advisors
Shin, Young S.
Date of Issue
1987-03
Date
March 1987
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
Accurate ocean data is essential for successful fleet operation. The N-ROSS Satellite, which is being developed for this mission, will carry a Low Frequency Microwave Radiometer ( LFMR ). The LFMR consists of large flexible reflector and boom and spins at 15 r.p.m. The effects of the flexibility of the boom, the spin-up procedure and the structural damping on the pointing error of the LFMR are investigated by performing the dynamic simulation using the Dynamic Simulation Language. Two cases of boom material. Aluminum Alloy and the Graphite, epoxy composite material, are analyzed and the results are compared. The simulation and analysis results are presented in graphical forms.
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Thesis
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Department
Mechanical Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command
Funder
Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command
Format
147 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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