Development of an Attitude Dynamics Simulation Applet

This paper presents the development of a web-based application written in Java, or an applet, for simulating attitude dynamics of a spacecraft. The project was a continuation of a previous work done by Daniel L. Quock in 2000. Previously available scenarios included constant torque, gravity gradient...

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Main Author:	Takada, Noriko
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2003
Subjects:	Aerospace engineering Computer science Web Studies
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Summary:	This paper presents the development of a web-based application written in Java, or an applet, for simulating attitude dynamics of a spacecraft. The project was a continuation of a previous work done by Daniel L. Quock in 2000. Previously available scenarios included constant torque, gravity gradient, and reaction-wheel control simulation of a rigid spacecraft. The challenges left by the previous work included adding more scenarios, such as adding damping components, incorporating flexibility, and deploying the applet on the world wide web for public use, which the project presented in this paper has achieved. In addition, the applet was integrated into the JavaAstrodynamics Toolkit (JAT) project, which is a comprehensive collection of classes for an astrodynamics researcher. The spacecraft attitude dynamics applet developed in this project was constructed by the classes available from JAT, while at the same time this thesis project has contributed to the JAT project.
ISBN:	9798845441980