Abstract Space debris is considered as a serious problem for operational space missions.
Many enabling space debris capturing and removal methods have been proposed in the …

Investigation of the characteristics of the vibration and elastic wave propagation in the ultra-
large ultra-flexible damping spatial structures is the precondition for the active control of the …

A long tethered sub-satellite system (LTSS) has a promising application for earth
observation, which requires that the LTSS spins towards the earth. Due to the long flexible …

A novel modeling framework combining arbitrary Lagrange-Euler and referenced nodal
coordinate formulation (ALE-RNCF) is proposed for deployment dynamics and control of a …

The existence and identification of chaos regarding in-plane pitch motions of tethered
satellite systems are scientific problems of concern, and are directly related to normal system …

This paper studies libration dynamics and stability of deorbiting nano-satellites by short and
bare electrodynamic tethers. A critical aspect of satellite deorbit by an electrodynamic tether …

Tether satellite system (TSS) comprises two satellites connected by a flexible tether and has
wide applications, such as orbital transferring, deep space exploration, and so on. In this …

This paper assesses the net effect on the long-term sustainability of the space debris
environment by answering the following questions: which sail or tether size do we need for …

This paper is devoted to the dynamics of a multi-tethered pyramidal satellite formation
rotating about its axis of symmetry in the nominal mode. Whereas the combination of rotation …

In this paper, we investigate the dual-channel event-triggered deployment control for the
space tethered system with intermittent output. Two different dynamic event-triggered …