Coulomb tethering is an attractive option for controlling the relative motion of two or more spacecraft in space. As it is a developing technology, little research has been done into the feasibility of a control scheme involving a Coulomb Tether. The goal of this project was to construct several simulations and build an experimental setup for future research into controlling these forces. Theory was refined and analysis was performed to build the simulation. Results for one-dimensional, two and three-craft formulations were derived. Further, the experimental setup was designed and construction on it was begun.

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Creator

• Perry, Konrad Robert
• Toupin, Neil Steven
• Eisenbach, Bryant Joseph

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031510-171819

Advisor

• Hussein, Islam

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-03-15

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright