Development of a tip-tilt air-bearing testbed for physically emulating proximity-flight orbital mechanics
Development of a tip-tilt air-bearing testbed for physically emulating proximity-flight orbital mechanics
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Abstract This paper presents the design and development of a new granite hardware-in-the-loop air-bearing testbed that can emulate the relative dynamics of orbiting spacecraft. The air-bearing testbed’s granite slab is supported via a fixed post and two mechanically adjustable screw actuators that allow the table’s surface to change in orientation. The surface can actuate in two axes: pitch and roll. As the table tilts, the Earth’s gravitational acceleration affects the acceleration experienced by a floating test vehicle operating on its surface without the need to activate the vehicle’s on-board thrusters. Thus, the testbed emulates the relative orbital dynamics between two orbiting spacecraft, instead of the planar zero-g conditions provided by most granite table facilities. Proof-of-concept experimental results are presented.
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Development of a tip-tilt air-bearing testbed for physically emulating proximity-flight orbital mechanics
Advances in Space Research ; 71 , 10 ; 4332-4339
2023-01-02
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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