SPACE tether systems are a promising technology that can be used to solve a wide range of
problems. An overview of the different ways of space tether application can be found in [1, 2] …

An efficient computational method is proposed to combine the discrete differential geometry
(DDG) method with the multi-dimensional incremental potential (IP) formulation to simulate …

In this paper, we present a contact formulation for corotational beam and rigid body based
on body-attached signed distance field (SDF). All formulations are based on the unified SE …

Discrete elastic rods (DER) method provides a computationally efficient means of simulating
the nonlinear dynamics of one-dimensional slender structures. However, this dynamic …

The rapid increase of space activities has led to an urgent problem of space debris. Active
debris removal based on flexible nets is promising in the control of space debris. Here the …

In this paper, we develop an exhaustive numerical simulator for the dynamic visualization
and behavior prediction of the tether‐net system during the whole space debris capture …

This work validates lumped-parameter models and cable-based models for nets against
data from a parabolic flight experiment. The capabilities of a simulator based in Vortex …

Malfunctioning satellites are normally in tumbling state due to residual angular momentum,
rendering direct capture impossible. Therefore, detumbling these objects is an …

With the increasing amount of space debris, it is necessary to develop space debris active
cleaning technology. The space netted pocket system is a flexible mechanism system which …

Electrodynamic tether (EDT) is a key prospective technique for space-debris removal without
the use of propellant. However, there are 2 main shortcomings of the classical EDT system …