Prof.ir. Joan Muysken (1894 – 1945)

Joan Muysken, full professor in the Afdeling der Werktuigbouwkunde en Scheepsbouwkunde of the TH Delft 1932-1944 and rector magnificus of the TH Delft in the period 1943 – 1944.

Space manipulator simulation for tele-operation

Recursive multibody system dynamics: Extensions and verification of REALDYN simulator

Earlier work on the formulation of an efficient algorithm for the description of the dynamics of a generic, structurally flexible space manipulator, has resulted in a linear recursive, "Order-N" algorithm. It forms the basis for the multi-body simulation program REALDYN at NLR. Various theoretical results obtained since then, have been collected...

Study of an attitude acquisition measurement technique using the ESA starmapper: Part I: Executive summary

The study deals with the rotational motion of a spin-stabilized spacecraft equipped with a V-slit sun sensor and the X-slit ESA starmapper. Assuming complete absence of an a priori attitude estimate, it is required to produce a rough estimate of the spacecraft attitude motion. It was assumed that sensor misalignments, external torques and...

Study of an attitude acquisition measurement technique using the ESA starmapper: Part two: final report

The study deals with the rotational motion of a spin-stabilized spacecraft equipped with a V-slit sun sensor and the X-slit ESA starmapper. Assuming complete absence of an a priori attitude estimate, it is required to produce a rough estimate of the spacecraft attitude motion. It was assumed that sensor misalignments, external torques and...