Fully redundant spacecraft power and attitude control system

Details Fully redundant spacecraft power and attitude control system Fully redundant spacecraft power and attitude control system

2006-10-13

2009-10-27

Lam, Thanh (Department: 2834)

Electrical generator or motor structure

Dynamoelectric

Rotary

C310S090500

Reexamination Certificate

active

07608951

ABSTRACT:
An energy storage flywheel system for a spacecraft is implemented with a fully redundant rotating group and gimbal actuator. In particular, the gimbal actuator, motor/generator, primary bearings, and secondary bearing actuator are each implemented with a pair of redundant coils or motors.

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