Influence of liquid sloshing on dynamics of flexible space structures

This study involved an analysis of the influence of liquid sloshing on the dynamics of flexible space structures with liquid on-board by considering the main body of a spacecraft as a rigid tank, the flexible appendages as two elastic beams, and on-board liquid as an ideal liquid. The meniscus of the free surface of the liquid due to surface tension was considered. The Lagrangians of the main body of the spacecraft (rigid tank), liquid, and two...