Combined flywheel energy storage and attitude control apparatus

Details Combined flywheel energy storage and attitude control apparatus Combined flywheel energy storage and attitude control apparatus

1999-02-04

2000-09-05

Swiatek, Robert P.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

B64G 128

Patent

active

061130338

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for storing energy and actuating the attitude of a spacecraft includes a first gimbaled flywheel assembly having a first rotor rotating in a first direction, and a second gimbaled flywheel assembly having a second rotor rotating in a second direction opposing the first direction. The first and second gimbaled flywheel assemblies are adapted to store and release energy and to actuate the attitude of the spacecraft. The apparatus includes one or more non-gimbaled counter-rotating flywheel pairs that are adapted to store and release energy.

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patent: 6019319 (2000-01-01), Falbel

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