Space Elevators: Tether Dynamics

Ambartsumian, S.A., Belubekyan, M.V., Ghazaryan, K.B. and Ghazaryan, R. A, Transverse “Vibration of the Space Elevator Tether with Spaceports”, CLIMB, Vol. II, 2013.

Aslanov, Vladimir, “Motion of the Space Elevator After the Ribbon Rupture, IAC-12, paper and presentation, Naples, Oct 2011.

Beletsky, V.V., and E.M. Levin, “Dynamics of Space Tether Systems,” Vol. 83 of Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Univelt, San Diego, 1993 (English version).

Benaroya, Haym, “Space Elevator Cable Dynamics”, IAC-06, paper and presentation, Valencia, Oct 2006.

Cohen, S. S., “Dynamics of a Space Elevator”, Master of Engineering Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 2006.

Cohen, S. S. and Misra, A. K., “Elastic Oscillations of the Space Elevator Ribbon,” Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 1711-1717, 2007.

Cohen, Stephen, “Effects of Climber Transit on the Space Elevator Dynamics”, IAC-07, paper and presentation, Naples, Oct 2007.

Cohen, S.S., and A.K. Misra, “The effect of climber transit on the space elevator dynamics,” Acta Astronautica 64, 538 (2009).

Cohen, S. S. and Misra, A. K., “The Effect of Climber Transit on the Space Elevator Dynamics,” Acta Astronautica, Vol. 64, pp. 538-553, 2009.

Cohen, Stephen, “Static Deformation of Space Elevator Tether due to Climber”, IAC-14, paper and presentation, Toronto, Oct 2014.

Cohen, Stephen, “Space Elevator Dynamic Response to Payload Release”, IAC-19, paper and presentation, Washington D.C., Oct 2019

Edwards, Bradley and Eric Westling, “Space Elevator – A Revolutionary Earth-to-Space Transportation System”, BC Edwards publishing, 2002.

Edwards, Bradley, “The Space Elevator”, NIAC Phase I Study Report, 2000.

Edwards, B., “The Space Elevator”, NIAC Phase II Final Report, 2003.

Edwards, B.C., “Design and Deployment of a Space Elevator,” Acta Astronautica 47, 735, 2000.

Evensberget, Dag, “Mechanics of the Space Elevator Including Deployment and Failure Modes”, IAC-07, paper and presentation, Naples, Oct 2007.

Fujii, H.A., Watanabe, T., Kusagaya, T. and Sato, D., "Dynamics of Flexible Space Tether Equipped with a Crawler Mass," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No.2, pp.436-440, March/April 2008.

Fujii, Hironori, “Dynamics of Space elevator in Response to Disturbances”, IAC-13, paper and presentation, Beijing, Oct 2013.

Hodges, D.H. and E.H. Dowell, “Nonlinear equations of motion for the elastic bending and torsion of twisted nonuniform rotor blades,” NASA Technical Note D-7818, 1974.

Teng He, “Dynamic Analysis of a three-body Tethered Satellite System with Deployment/retrieval in Three-dimensional,” IAC-21, 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, UAE, October 2021

Inoue, Fumihiro, “Dynamic Behavior and Mechanism of Driving Roller for Climber Model in Space Elevator”, IAC-16, paper and presentation, Guadalajara, Oct 2016.

Ishige, Yuuki and Satorni Kawamoto. “Study on Electrodynamic Tether System for Space Debris Removal.” (IAF-02-A.7.04.) 53rd International Astronautical Congress, 2002.

Ishikawa, Yoji, “The Space Elevator Construction Concept”, Obayashi Corporation, 2013, IAC-13-D4.3.6.

Ishikawa, Yoji, “Impact of Ascending and Descending Climbers on Space Elevator Cable Dynamics”, IAC-16, paper and presentation, Guadalajara, Oct 2016.

Ishikawa, Yoji, “Space Elevator Cable’s Oscillation Caused in Space Thermal Environment”, IAC-19, paper and presentation, Washington D.C., Oct 2019.

Jorgensen, Anders, “Space Elevator Interaction with the Space Environment: Numerical Simulations”, IAC-05, paper and presentation, Fukuoka, Oct 2005.

Jorgensen, Anders, “Dynamics of the proposed space elevator under the influence of magnetospheric electric and magnetic fields”, IAC-06, paper and presentation, Valencia, Oct (2006).

Jorgensen, Anders, “The Interaction of a Conducting Space Elevator with Magnetic and Electric Fields in the Near-Earth Space Plasma”, IAC-12, paper and presentation, Naples, Oct (2011).

Jorgensen, A.M. and S.E. Patamia, “How Do Intense Magnetic Storms Affect a Space Elevator?” 64th International Astronautical Conference, Beijing, IAC-13-D4.3, 8X18785 (2013).

Knapman, John, “Stability of the Space Cable”, IAC-06, paper and presentation, Valencia, Oct 2006.

Knapman, John, “Benefits and Development of High Stage One for the Space Elevator,” Naples IAC presentation and paper, IAC-12 D4.6, 2012.

Knapman, John, “Improving Stability of the Space Cable”, IAC-08, paper and presentation, Glasgow, Oct 2008.

Knapman, John, “A Multi-Stage Elevator,” paper given at 2016 ISEC Space Elevator Conference, Seattle, 19-21 August 2016.

Knapman, John, “Maintaining stability of the multi-stage space elevator”, IAC-18, paper and presentation, Bremen, Oct 2018.

Keshmiri, Mehdi, “Consideration of Tether Elasticity in the Deployment Phase of a Space Elevator System”, IAC-13, paper and presentation, Beijing, Oct 2013.

Lang, D. D., “Space Elevator Dynamic Response to In-Transit Climbers,” 1st International Conference on Science, Engineering, and Habitation in Space, Albuquerque, NM, Space Engineering and Science Inst., Paper 10152148, 2006.

Lang, David, “Space Elevator Dynamic Response to In-Transit Climbers”, Via Ad Astra, Vol 1, 2015.

Lades, Martin, “Climber-Tether Interface for a Space Elevator”, ISEC Conference, Seattle, 2013.

Lenard, Roger, “Mid-Earth Momentum Transfer Tether”, IAC-08, paper and presentation, Glasgow, Oct 2008.

Li, Gangqiang, “Dynamics of Partial Space Elevator with Parallel Tethers and Multiple Climbers”, IAC-19, paper and presentation, Washington D.C., Oct 2019.

Lorenzini, C. and Cosmo, M., “Wave Propagation in the Tether Elevator/Crawler System,” Acta Astronautica, Vol. 21, No. 8, pp. 545-552, 1990.

Mazzoleni, Andre, “Deployment Dynamics of Space Elevator Ribbon”, IAC-11, paper and presentation, Cape Town, Oct 2011.

McInnes, Colin, “Novel Payload Dynamics on Space Elevator Systems”, IAC-05, paper and presentation, Fukuoka, Oct 2005.

Misra, Arun, “Towing of Space Debris Using a Tether”, IAC-17, paper and presentation, Adelaide, Australia, Sept 2017.

Modi, V. J., Bachman, S., and Misra, A. K., “Dynamics and Control of a Space Station Based Tethered Elevator System," Acta Astronautica, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 429-449, 1993.

Murakami, Daichi, “Design and development of the tether moving system using nanosatellite”, IAC-18, paper and presentation, Bremen, Oct 2018.

Ohkawa, R., Uchiyama, K. and Fujii, H. A., “The Effect of Disturbance on Space Elevator Dynamics with Flexibility,” 61th International Astronautical Congress, Prague, IAC-10-D4. 4. 5, 27 Sep. -1 Oct. 2010.

Okino, Taiki, "Three-dimensional analysis of a counterweight type space elevator," 2020 International Astronautical Congress - CyberSpace Edition

Patamia, Steven, “Analytic Model of Dynamic Response of Proposed Space Elevator to Anchor Point Repositioning”, IAC-05, paper and presentation, Fukuoka, Oct 2005.

Patamia, Steven, “Approaches to taming oscillations of terrestrial space elevators and reducing their exposure to van Allen radiation”, IAC-14, paper and presentation, Toronto, Oct 2014.

Pearson, J. “The Orbital Tower: A Spacecraft Launcher Using the Earth’s Rotational Energy,” Acta Astronautica 2, 785 (1975).

Penny, Robert. Swan, Peter, & Cathy Swan, “Space Elevator Concept of Operations,” ISEC Position Paper #2012-1, International Space Elevator Consortium, Fall, 2013.

Perek, Lubos, “Space Elevator: Stability”, IAC-06, paper and presentation, Valencia, Oct 2006.

Robinson, Peter, “Space Elevator Climber Dynamics Analysis and Climb Frequency Optimisation,” 20th IAA Symposium on Visions and Strategies for the Future, IAC-2022, Paris France.

Rugescu, Radu, “Loads during Anchoring Dynamics from Earth Orbit”, IAC-06, paper and presentation, Valencia, Oct 2006.

Rugescu, Radu, “Independent dynamics and stability of twin tethered objects”, IAC-09, paper and presentation, Daejeon, Korea, Oct 2009.

Rugescu, Radu, “Soft Landing Dynamics Study with Extension to Elevator Anchoring”, IAC-08, paper and presentation, Glasgow, Oct 2008.

Rugescu, Radu, “An Inverse Dynamics Method for Soft Landing and Anchoring Planning”, IAC-07, paper and presentation, Naples, Oct 2007.

Sidi, M., “Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: A Practical Engineering Approach”, Cambridge University Press, pp. 28-62, 1997.

Srinil, N., G. Rega and S. Chucheepsakul, “Three-dimensional non-linear coupling and dynamic tension in the large amplitude free vibrations of arbitrarily sagged cables,” Journal of Sound and Vibration 269, 823 (2004).

Swan, P., Raitt, D., Swan, C., Penny, R. and Knapman, J., International Academy of Astronautics Study Report, “Space Elevators: An Assessment of the Technological Feasibility and the Way Forward”, Virginia Edition Publishing Company, 2013.

Swan, Peter, Robert “Skip” Penny and Cathy Swan, “Space Elevator Survivability - Space Debris Mitigation”, Lulu.com, 2011.

Takeichi, N., “Geostationary stationkeeping control of a space elevator during initial cable deployment”, 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, October 2010, paper No. IAC-10-D.4.4.7.

Takeichi, N., “Geostationary station keeping control of a space elevator during initial cable deployment”, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 70, pp. 85-94, 2012.

Ren Terada, “Study on Orbit Control of Orbital Elevators by Propulsion System and Variable Length Tether,” IAC-21, 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, UAE, October 2021

Troger, Hans, “On the Stability of the Track of the Space Elevator, IAC-06, paper and presentation”, Valencia, Oct 2006.

Uchiyama, K., Iijima, K. and Fujii, H. A., “Construction of Space Elevator Model Using Absolute Nodal Coordinate,” Transactions on Advanced Research IPSI Bgd Internet Research Society, ISSN 1820-4511, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp.8-12, July 2013.

West, Icole, “Small Scale SE Ribbon Dynamics: Finite Element Analyses of Regional Phenomena”, IAC-04, paper and presentation, Vancouver, Oct 2004.

Williams, P., “Dynamic Multibody Modeling for Tethered Space Elevators,” Acta Astronautica, Vol. 65, No. 3-4, pp.399-422, Aug-Sept. 2009.

Williams, P. and Ockels, W., “Climber motion optimization for the tethered space elevator”, Acta Astronautica, doi:10.1016/ j. actaastro.2009.11.003, 2009.

Williams, Paul, “Dynamic Multibody Modeling for Tethered Space Elevators”, IAC-07, paper and presentation, Naples, Oct 2007.

Wright, D.H., “Space Elevator Research and ISEC Studies,” Presentation at the National Space Society Conference, St. Louis, May 2017.

Wright, D.H., “A Hardware Space Elevator Simulator”, International Space Elevator Conference, paper and presentation, Seattle, Aug 2018.

Woo,P. and Misra, A.K. “Dynamics of a partial space elevator with multiple climbers,” Acta Astronautica, doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.04.023, 2010.

Woo, Pamela, “Dynamics of a Partial Elevator with Multiple Climbers”, IAC-08, paper and presentation, Glasgow, Oct 2008.

Wright, D.H., S. Avery, J. Knapman, M. Lades, P. Roubekas and P. Swan, “Design Considerations for a Software Space Elevator Simulator”, ISEC Study Report, Lulu.com, 2017.

Yamagiwa, Yoshiki, “Study about the Performance for Simultaneous Deployment of the Cables from GEO Station under the Space Elevator Construction”, IAC-16, paper and presentation, Guadalajara, Oct 2016.

Yamagiwa, Yoshiki, “Optimum Control of Cable Deployment of Space Elevator from GEO Station in Two Directions”, IAC-18, paper and presentation, Bremen, Oct 2018.

Yasaka, Tetsuo, “Dynamics and Stability of Space Elevator during Initial Deployment”, IAC-09, paper and presentation, Daejeon, Korea, Oct 2009.

Yasaka, Tetsuo, “Orbital Motion of Very Long Systems”, IAC-18, paper and presentation, Bremen, Oct 2018.

Yokochi, Masanori, “Experimental Study on Effect of Climbing Rider on Lateral Deviation of Space Elevator”, IAC-14, paper and presentation, Toronto, Oct 2014.

Yokota, Shun, “The effects of payload transportation on the tethered ssystems in low earth orbit”,  IAC-18, paper and presentation, Bremen, Oct 2018.

Shun Yokota, “Design of Tape-Spring Extension Mechanism for Space Tethered Systems,”  IAC-21, 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, UAE, October 2021