发明名称 |
Suspension system for gimbal supported scanning payloads |
摘要 |
Gimballed scanning devices are an important aspect of space science. To achieve a scan pattern some means must be provided which impart to the devices an oscillatory motion. Various forms of machines have been employed for controllably conferring scan patterns on these scanning devices. Although they have included control moment gyroscopes, reaction wheels, torque motors, reaction control systems, and the like, rotating unbalanced mass (RUM) devices are a new and more efficient way to generate scans in gimballed devices or payloads. But they require power consuming and frequently complex auxiliary control systems to position and reposition the particular scan pattern relative to a target or a number of targets. Herein the control system is simplified. In the suspension system provided for payloads rotatably supported in gimbals payload rotation is restricted by a flex pivot so that the payload oscillates, moving in a scan pattern.
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申请公布号 |
US5396815(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.03.14 |
申请号 |
US19930123629 |
申请日期 |
1993.09.15 |
申请人 |
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION |
发明人 |
POLITES, MICHAEL E.;ALHORN, DEAN C. |
分类号 |
B64G1/22;B64G1/24;B64G1/28;B64G1/32;B64G1/36;F16H33/20;(IPC1-7):F16H33/20;B64G1/66 |
主分类号 |
B64G1/22 |
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