Tethered towing of defunct satellites with solar panels
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.05.028
Abstract: Abstract Space debris is becoming an increasingly serious threat to human space activities. Active debris removal by connecting a space tug to debris by means of tethers is one of the promising techniques to constrain… read more here.
Keywords: towing defunct; solar panels; tethered towing; tether net ... See more keywords
Dynamics modeling and simulation of self-collision of tether-net for space debris removal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2019.08.006
Abstract: Abstract Tether-net is a new active removal technology for space debris, and its deployment and capture have attracted considerable attention. This study focuses on the dynamics and simulation of self-collision of tether-net. First, the mass-spring-damper… read more here.
Keywords: self collision; space debris; collision tether; tether net ... See more keywords
Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of a Net Closing Mechanism for Tether-Net Capture
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/8827141
Abstract: Tether-net is a promising active debris removal technique, and a closing mechanism can ensure the reliable wrapping of space debris by using tether-net. This study focuses on the dynamics model of the split closing mechanism… read more here.
Keywords: tether net; thread ring; closing mechanism;