In: Mechanical Engineering
Spacecraft Design Dynamics Conceptual Question:
If I had an oblate spinning spacecraft (hockey puck shaped) spinning about it's z-axis (the body z-axis being normal to the top surface).
If I were to add an internal spinning wheel with that spin axis aligned with the body z (therefore a dual spinner spacecraft) does that change the existing stability at all?
My guess is that it makes it even more stable by adding more resilience to external torque, like a bicycle wheel rotated on its side, internal gyro, etc.