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Annular Momentum Control Device (AMCD). Volume 1: Laboratory model developmentThe annular momentum control device (AMCD) a thin hoop-like wheel with neither shaft nor spokes is described. The wheel floats in a magnetic field and can be rotated by a segmented motor. Potential advantages of such a wheel are low weight, configuration flexibility, a wheel that stiffens with increased speed, vibration isolation, and increased reliability. The analysis, design, fabrication, and testing is described of the laboratory model of the AMCD.
Document ID
19760012369
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-144917-VOL-1
F76-02-VOL-1
Report Number: NASA-CR-144917-VOL-1
Report Number: F76-02-VOL-1
Accession Number
76N19457
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-12529
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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