A Conceptual Mathematical Model of High Density Non-Metallic Reaction Wheels for Cube SAT Balancing Systems

Abstract

The reaction wheel setup is generally used in micro, mini, cube satellites to achieve balancing and to maintain its coordinates in a three-dimensional plane main, which is the space itself. These reaction wheels are generally designed in such a way that the density and the angular momentum of the total setup is more enough to balance the external forces, but since these wheels are made up of metals to possess high density they are equally attracted towards the earth's magnetic field which makes a misalignment in its orbit. Hence the major aim of this research work is to design a mathematical model of a reaction wheel setup, that withstands the external forces acting on the cube sat and nullifies the effect of angular displacement of the cube sat by applying counter torque in the opposite direction and also to stay in its orbit irrespective of the earth's magnetic field.