Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / In this thesis, the maneuvering and orientation of an inspection/service satellite is investigated.
This thesis will demonstrate a simplified satellite maneuver around another
satellite (for docking purposes). This is illustrated with a cart on an air bearing table
(frictionless environment) which simplifies the problem to two dimensions.
A mathematical model of the system was designed and simulated (Matlab) for this maneuver.
With the simulation, different strategies were considered to maneuver the cart
in a circle around another object. The conclusion was made that approximating the circle
with segments would conserve propellant. This strategy was implemented on the air
bearing table.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1635 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Kuhn, Eckhardt |
| Contributors | Treurnicht, J., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 11751738 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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