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Application of the electrostatic accelerometer MAC04 in space missions
Automatic Control in Aerospace, Volume # 18 | Part# 1
Authors
Fedosov, Victor; Chvojka, Milan
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.3182/20100906-5-JP-2022.00088
Page Numbers:
517-522
Index Terms
orbit perturbations,accelerometer,instrument performances,simulation,space mission
Abstract
As is well known, in Low Earth Orbit, besides gravitational force, a number of perturbing factors influence a spacecraft's trajectory. It is possible to divide these perturbations into two basic groups: gravitational-due to Earth's non-sphericity, other celestial bodies attraction (The Sun, the Moon) and non-gravitational-due to mainly atmosphere drag and direct/indirect solar radiation pressure. In this paper attention will be paid to method of assessment and measurement on the spacecraft board, especially accelerations rising by virtue of non-gravitational perturbing forces. The development of a special measurement instrument-the microaccelerometer-its block diagram, control concept and its application in space research projects are presented in this paper also. New developed electrostatic accelerometer is considered and analyzed as a smart sensor. The areas of aerospace application and advantages are described.
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