Engineers at Indian Space Research Organisation are designing a satellite with extendable robotic arms. When the arms extend outward, the satellite's rotation changes due to redistribution of mass.
To control satellite orientation accurately, engineers must calculate the new moment of inertia when the mass shifts away from the center.
This is critical for satellite stabilization and attitude control.
A rigid body has:
  • Moment of inertia about its center of mass = Icm
  • Mass = m
  • Distance between center of mass and new axis = d
Find moment of inertia about the new axis.
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