Analytical and numerical modeling of a Josephson junction based autonomous micro pump
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Author(s): |
Salazar, Francisco J. T.
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Prado, Antonio B. A.
Total Authors: 2
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Document type: | Journal article |
Source: | SYMMETRY-BASEL; v. 14, n. 7, p. 14-pg., 2022-07-01. |
Abstract | |
When the length of the tether remains constant, the relative planar motion of the tethered subsatellite with respect to the base satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth, is similar to a simple pendulum motion, i.e., there are two kinds of equilibrium points: local vertical and local horizontal positions, which are center and saddle points, respectively. However, when out-of-plane motion is initially excited, the relative motion of the subsatellite presents symmetric quasi-periodic and chaotic behavior. In the first part of this study, such trajectories are analyzed by means of Poincare sections. In the second part, a non-linear tension force by using a Lyapunov approach is proposed for controlling the coupled pitch-roll motion during the deployment and retrieval phases. The goal of this paper is to guide the relative non-linear motion of the subsatellite to the local upward vertical position. The numerical results show that the non-linear tension control steered the subsatellite close to the local vertical direction very well, reducing the quasi-periodic and chaotic oscillations. (AU) | |
FAPESP's process: | 16/24561-0 - On the relevance of small bodies in orbital dynamics |
Grantee: | Othon Cabo Winter |
Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |