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Published Technical Papers

Quadrelli M.B. Modeling and Dynamics Analysis of Tethered Formations for Space Interferometry, presented at the AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, February 11-14, 2001.

Bombardelli C., Lorenzini E.C., and Quadrelli M.B.: Pointing Dynamics of Tether-Controlled Formation Flying for Space Interferometry, paper AAS 01-404, presented at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Quebec City, CANADA, July 30-August 2, 2001.

Quadrelli M.B., Hadaegh, F.Y., Singh, G., and Shields, J.F.: Some observations on the Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft Formations, presented at the IFAC Conference on Aerospace Controls, Bologna, Italy, September 2-7, 2001.

Quadrelli M.B., Hadaegh F.Y., Lorenzini E.C., and Bombardelli C.: Precision Tethered Formations for LEO and Space Interferometry Applications, presented at the 16th International Symposium on Spaceflight Dynamics, Pasadena, CA, December 3-7, 2001.

Quadrelli, M.B.: Effect of Distributed Rod and String Flexibility on Formation Dynamic Stability, presented at the AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 27-31, 2002. Submitted for publication to The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences.

Quadrelli M.B., Hadaegh F.Y., Shao, M., and Lorenzini E.: Formations of Tethered Spacecraft as Stable Platforms for Far IR and Sub-mm Astronomy, presented at the Far IR and Submm Space Astronomy Workshop, University of Maryland College Park, March 6 2002.

Quadrelli M.B. and Hadaegh F.Y.: Centralized Dynamics and Control of Novel Orbiting Formations of Tethered Spacecraft, presented at the 53rd International Astronautical Federation Congress, Houston TX, October 17, 2002, and submitted for publication in the Journal of the Astronautical Sciences.

Bombardelli, C., Lorenzini, E.C., and Quadrelli, M.B.: Dynamics Modeling of Tethered Formations for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission, Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., June 2002.

Bombardelli, C., Lorenzini, E.C., and Quadrelli, M.B.: Formation Pointing Dynamics of Tether-Connected Architecture for Space Interferometry, submitted for publication to The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences.

Lorenzini, E.C., Bombardelli, C., and Quadrelli B.M.: Analysis and Damping of Lateral Vibrations in a Linear Tethered Interferometer, AAS paper 03-222, presented at the 13th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 9-13 February 2003.

Bombardelli, C., Lorenzini, E.C., and Quadrelli, B.M.: Retargeting Dynamics of a Linear Tethered Interferometer, paper AAS-03-221, presented at the 13th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 9-13 February 2003.


 

 
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