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Solar array stepping to minimize array excitation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Mechanical oscillations of a mechanism containing a stepper motor, such as a solar-array powered spacecraft, are reduced and minimized by the execution of step movements in pairs of steps, the period between steps being equal to one-half of the period of torsional oscillation of the mechanism. Each pair of steps is repeated at needed intervals to maintain desired continuous movement of the portion of elements to be moved, such as the solar array of a spacecraft. In order to account for uncertainty as well as slow change in the period of torsional oscillation, a command unit may be provided for varying the interval between steps in a pair. |
| File Size | 421106 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20080012327 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8gf5q622 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-06-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mechanical Engineering Stepping Motors Patents Solar Arrays Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
