Optimal solar tracking system

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1995-12-22

1998-10-06

Kashnikow, Andres

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With payload accommodation

244171, 244164, B64G 124

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active

058165401

ABSTRACT:
A spacecraft traveling in a volume of space receiving radiation from the sun and encountering an undesired force. The spacecraft has a solar panel movably attached to said spacecraft. The spacecraft further includes a solar panel controller which controls the movement of the solar panel, wherein the controller moves the solar panel in a time modulated manner so that a torque is generated which compensates for the undesired force.

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patent: 5310144 (1994-05-01), Salvatore et al.
patent: 5337981 (1994-08-01), Bender

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