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Gravity-gradient Torque

Gravity-Gradient Torque is a gravitational perturbation torque arising from the differential gravitational force across an extended body in orbit, distinguished by its dependence on the orientation of the body’s inertia tensor relative to the gravitational field vector.

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Adaptive Position and Attitude-Tracking Controller for Satellite Proximity Operations Using Dual Quaternions

Nuno Filipe, Panagiotis Tsiotras · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 2014 · 225 citations · Full text

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Fully magnetic attitude control for spacecraft subject to gravity gradient

Rafał Wiśniewski, Mogens Blanke · Automatica · 1999 · 199 citations

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Preferred gimbal angles for single gimbal control moment gyros

Srinivas R. Vadali, HyounJeong Oh, Stuart Walker · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 1990 · 149 citations

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The topographic torque associated with a tangentially geostrophic motion at the core surface and inferences on the flow inside the core

D. Jault, Jean‐Louis Le Mouël · Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics · 1989 · 130 citations

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The contribution of gravitational torques to limb position sense

Charles J. Worringham, George E. Stelmach · Experimental Brain Research · 1985 · 117 citations

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Authors

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    Samir A. Rawashdeh

    University of Michigan–Dearborn, United States

    3 publications · 59 citations

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    Peter M. Bainum

    Howard University, United States

    3 publications · 41 citations

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    Soonhie Tan

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    3 publications · 54 citations

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    Jinlu Kuang

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    3 publications · 54 citations

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  5. AL
    A.Y.T. Leung

    City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    3 publications · 54 citations

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  1. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    85 citations

  2. Howard University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    58 citations

  3. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    112 citations

  4. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    103 citations

  5. Beijing Institute of Technology

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    142 citations

  6. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  7. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais

    São José dos Campos, Brazil

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    52 citations

  8. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

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  1. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    16 publications · 723 citations

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  2. AIAA Journal

    4 publications · 128 citations

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  3. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

    3 publications · 85 citations

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  4. Mathematical Problems in Engineering

    MPE · 2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. Automatica

    2 publications · 235 citations

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