Sentence examples for gravity gradient from inspiring English sources
Smooth sailing: GOCE will use a gradiometer featuring sensitive accelerometers to measure the earth's gravity gradient.
Gravity gradient torque is considered as a disturbance torque.
The unloading makes use of the gravity gradient torque.
A gravity gradient boom is employed to provide a high degree of platform stability.
In addition, effects of gravity gradient moments on attitude dynamics of the satellite are studied.
The perturbation effects caused by gravity gradient, solar radiation pressure and microwave reaction are investigated.
GOCE mission will allow to measure the diagonal components of the gravity gradient tensor.
During observing, with the spacecraft attitude constant apart from dither, external torques on the spacecraft (e.g. gravity gradient, magnetic) will cause a buildup of momentum in the RWA.
Attitude dynamics of spacecraft subjected to the gravity gradient torque is a fundamental problem in the astrodynamics and space engineering.
Algorithms specifically designed to detect edges and ridges in gravity gradient grids can help overcoming both problems.
In this paper linear and nonlinear models of spacecraft attitude dynamics equations and gravity gradient moments are investigated.
