Experiment Pointing With Magnetic Suspension

Brian J. Hamilton

doi:10.1117/12.959863

3 April 1981 Experiment Pointing With Magnetic Suspension

Brian J. Hamilton

Proceedings Volume 0265, Shuttle Pointing of Electro-Optical Experiments; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959863
Event: 1981 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1980, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

A need has been identified for a payload auxilliary pointing system onboard the Space Shuttle which provides sub-arcsecond stability in the Shuttle disturbance environment. This paper describes such a pointing system, presently being developed by Sperry Flight Systems for the NASA Langley Research Center. At the core of the design is a non-contacting magnetic suspension which provides a high degree of isolation between payload and carrier. Design concepts and control laws will be discussed. Also, test results from full-scale protoflight hardware and planned system refinements will be presented.

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Brian J. Hamilton "Experiment Pointing With Magnetic Suspension", Proc. SPIE 0265, Shuttle Pointing of Electro-Optical Experiments, (3 April 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959863

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