Periodic solutions and stability analysis of electrodynamic tethers for 13 degree international geomagnetic reference field

Author(s):  
Yu-wei Yang ◽  
Hong Cai

The geomagnetic field plays a crucial role in the operation of the electrodynamic tether system in the space. Using the 13 degree International Geomagnetic Reference Field to model the geomagnetic field, the libration dynamic equation of the system is established. The nonlinear libration dynamic equation of the system is a typical chaotic system. In the dynamic equation, there are four free parameters: the orbital inclination, the orbital eccentricity, the altitude of the perigee and the electrodynamic parameter. After adding dummy control terms into the dynamic system, the extended time delayed autosynchronization control method is employed to calculate the periodic solutions of the dynamic equation. The shapes and amplitudes of the periodic libration motions change with the free parameters regularity. Based on the Floquet theory, the stabilities of the periodic solutions are analyzed. The orbit time during which the initial periodic libration turns to the rotation motion is defined as the failure time. It is used to measure the instability of the periodic solution and validate the results from the Floquet theory. Simulations show that the results from the failure time are consistent with the results from the Floquet theory. For all parameters, the periodic solutions are all unstable. In addition, the relationships between the instabilities of the periodic solutions and the free parameters are obtained.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Wardinski ◽  
Diana Saturnino ◽  
Hagay Amit ◽  
Aude Chambodut ◽  
Benoit Langlais ◽  
...  

Abstract Observations of the geomagnetic field taken at Earth's surface and at satellite altitude were combined to construct continuous models of the geomagnetic field and its secular variation from 1957 to 2020. From these parent models, we derive candidate main field models for the epochs 2015 and 2020 to the 13th generation of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF). The secular variation candidate model for the period 2020 - 2025 is derived from a forecast of the secular variation in 2022.5, which results from a multi-variate singular spectrum analysis of the secular variation from 1957 to 2020.


Geophysics ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Barraclough

The International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) is a series of mathematical models of the main geomagnetic field and its secular variation, the models consisting of sets of spherical harmonic (or Gauss) coefficients. The IGRF has become a widely used means of deriving values of geomagnetic field components in, for example, studies of magnetic anomalies and investigations of charged particle motions in the ionosphere and the magnetosphere.


2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Wardinski ◽  
D. Saturnino ◽  
H. Amit ◽  
A. Chambodut ◽  
B. Langlais ◽  
...  

Abstract Observations of the geomagnetic field taken at Earth’s surface and at satellite altitude are combined to construct continuous models of the geomagnetic field and its secular variation from 1957 to 2020. From these parent models, we derive candidate main field models for the epochs 2015 and 2020 to the 13th generation of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF). The secular variation candidate model for the period 2020–2025 is derived from a forecast of the secular variation in 2022.5, which results from a multi-variate singular spectrum analysis of the secular variation from 1957 to 2020.


Geophysics ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 907-908
Author(s):  
Robert D. Regan ◽  
Joseph C. Cain

On March 24 and 25, 1975, the Zmuda Memorial Field Model Conference cosponsored by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) was held at the Broadmoor Hotel, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This meeting was designed to provide an opportunity for dialogue between those who derive geomagnetic field models and the various users and to serve as an opportunity to discuss the plans for the proposed revision of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field Model (IGRF). The conference included an objective appraisal of the use of field models in magnetic surveys and documented the need for a more accurate reference field. This report summarizes the conference results as they pertain to the members of SEG. A complete summary, including abstracts, is published in the July (1975) issue of EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Wardinski ◽  
Diana Saturnino ◽  
Hagay Amit ◽  
Aude Chambodut ◽  
Benoit Langlais ◽  
...  

Abstract Observations of the geomagnetic field taken at Earth's surface and at satellite altitude are combined to construct continuous models of the geomagnetic field and its secular variation from 1957 to 2020. From these parent models, we derive candidate main field models for the epochs 2015 and 2020 to the 13th generation of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF). The secular variation candidate model for the period 2020 - 2025 is derived from a forecast of the secular variation in 2022.5, which results from a multi-variate singular spectrum analysis of the secular variation from 1957 to 2020.


Geophysics ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 997-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Regan

As aeromagnetic surveys covered increasingly larger areas and as the need arose for the compilation of adjacent surveys with significant time differences, there has been an increase in the use of geomagnetic field models for regional field definition. Indeed, few aeromagnetic contracts exist today without some provision for removal of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF). Yet, as publications indicate (Regan and Cain, 1975a, 1975b; Reford et al, 1976; Regan, 1977, 1978), the IGRF is far from perfect for this application despite the considered attention of the IAGA (International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy) working group charged with its upkeep and maintenance. One reason for this is that the model is meant to serve all areas of geomagnetism and, as such, is not specifically tailored to the needs of the exploration community. The recent summary report of the IAGA committee (Peddie, 1982) could lead to some confusion because there are seven IGRF models published. A rational question for those involved in aeromagnetic surveys is “Which model should be used for regional field definition?”


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