Abstract: An integrated single-step design approach to the synthesis of a mechanical device and an active controller is presented for slew maneuvers of flexible space structures. A mechanical device ...

Abstract: A suspension system based on a band mechanism is investigated to provide the free-free conditions for ground-based validation testing of flexible space structures. The band mechanism consists of ...

Abstract: This paper presents a momentgyro control approach to the maneuver and vibration suppression of a flexible truss arm undergoing a constant slewing motion. The overall slewing motion is triggered ...