Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1996-03-04
1999-08-10
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
244169, B64G 124
Patent
active
059346205
ABSTRACT:
A spacecraft traveling in a volume of space receiving radiation from a radiation source and having a spacecraft body having a first axis of symmetry, X, a second axis of symmetry, Y, and a third axis of symmetry, Z. The spacecraft body rotates about a rotation axis, T, which defines a nonzero angle of inclination .lambda. relative to the Z axis. A radiation receiving element is rotatably attached to the spacecraft body along an axis, S. A control system is employed on the spacecraft for rotating the spacecraft body about the rotation axis T by an angular amount .gamma. and rotating the radiation receiving element by an amount so that the radiation receiving element is normal to the radiation source.
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Barefoot Galen L.
Grunebach Georgann
Gudmestad Terje
Sales Michael W.
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