It is proposed to place a space station in a short period orbit about the L₄ triangular point in the earth moon system for the purpose of communication and possibly astronomical observations. Within limits of a linear analysis, an exhaustive and general approach to the dynamical problem is presented. The equations of motion for a finite sized body of arbitrary shape and internal mass distribution are derived. The phenomenon of resonance and stability are discussed. Stability boundaries for such a space station are established. Initial conditions and pointing errors are analyzed. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43220 |
| Date | 12 June 2010 |
| Creators | Saxena, Ashok Kumar |
| Contributors | Aerospace Engineering |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | 50 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 21663115, LD5655.V855_1974.S28.pdf |
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