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Introductory Attitude Dynamics

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. F. P. J. Rimrott

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Gyroscope

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 1-39

  3. Center of Gravity

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 40-75

  4. Libration

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 76-86

  5. Stability of Satellite Attitude in a Central Force Field

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 87-104

  6. Torquefree Gyros

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 105-138

  7. Torquefree Axisymmetric Gyros

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 139-165

  8. Deformable Axisymmetric Gyros

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 166-204

  9. Secular Attitude Drift of a Torquefree Dissipative Axisymmetric Gyro

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 205-239

  10. Despin

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 240-255

  11. Torque about Body-Fixed Axes of an Axisymmetric Gyro

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 256-263

  12. Rigid Gyrostats

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 264-289

  13. Torquefree Dissipative Axisymmetric Gyrostats

    • F. P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 290-310

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 311-383
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From the preface: "The present text deals with attitude dynamics and is devoted to satellites of finite size. It begins with a discussion of the inertia moment tensor, Euler's law, Euler's angles, Euler's equations, and Euler's frequencies. After that a thorough treatment of the concept of centre of gravity versus centre of mass is given. After libration has been discussed and gyrodynamics proper has been dealt with, the attitude of the moment-free satellite, including the gyrostat, is studied. Particular attention is paid to the attitude behaviour of torquefree single and dual spinners, and the new collinearity theorems are introduced and explored to predict attitude stability and attitude drift. The derivation of each significant formula is followed by the discussion of a practical sample problem in order to acquaint the student with typical situations, typical results, and typical numerical values. There are numerous problems following each chapter. The most important data and the answers to the problems are compiled in appendices."

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    F. P. J. Rimrott

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introductory Attitude Dynamics

  • Authors: F. P. J. Rimrott

  • Series Title: Mechanical Engineering Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3502-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8129-0Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3502-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0941-5122

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-063X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 383

  • Topics: Automotive Engineering, Classical Mechanics

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