A Study of the Motion of Four Linked Satellites Controlled Using Lorentz Forces

K. S. Chernov; Чернов К. С.; D. S. Ivanov; Иванов Д. С.

doi:10.31857/S0023420623600022

A Study of the Motion of Four Linked Satellites Controlled Using Lorentz Forces

Authors: Chernov K.S.¹, Ivanov D.S.¹
Affiliations:
1. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Issue: Vol 61, No 4 (2023)
Pages: 339-352
Section: Articles
URL: https://rjsocmed.com/0023-4206/article/view/672640
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0023420623600022
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/UMATAE
ID: 672640

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This paper considers four satellites connected to each other by electrodynamic tethers, which are assumed to be rigid in the mathematical model of the system’s motion. In the Earth’s magnetic field, current-carrying conductors are affected by Lorentz forces, which are used to control the motion of the system’s center of mass and the angular motion. The paper presents an algorithm for calculating the magnitude of the current to stop the drift of the center of mass of a tetrahedral formation relative to the desired orbital reference frame in low Earth orbit and spin the system up to a constant angular velocity relative to the center of mass. A numerical study of the convergence time to achieve the required motion is carried out depending on the maximum possible current and initial conditions.

About the authors

K. S. Chernov

Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Email: chernow.kirill@gmail.com
Россия, Москва

D. S. Ivanov

Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: chernow.kirill@gmail.com
Россия, Москва

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