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The article presents the motion equations for ESG rotors with spin axes being in-plane and orthogonal to the orbital plane during the start. Motion equations are solved analytically using the deterministic drift model of a strapdown ESG, and effects of various physical factors on the motion parameters are investigated. The obtained solutions correlate well with flight test data.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Egorov, B.E. Landau, S.L. Levin, S.G. Romanenko, 2011, published in Giroskopiya i Navigatsiya, 2011, No. 4, pp. 63–75.
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Egorov, A.V., Landau, B.E., Levin, S.L. et al. Rotor motion in a strapdown electrostatic gyro onboard an orbiting spacecraft. Gyroscopy Navig. 3, 144–151 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108712020034
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