The Annular Suspension and Pointing System /ASPS/The Annular Suspension and Pointing System (ASPS) may be attached to a carrier vehicle for orientation, mechanical isolation, and fine pointing purposes applicable to space experiments. It has subassemblies for both coarse and vernier pointing. A fourteen-degree-of-freedom simulation of the ASPS mounted on a Space Shuttle has yielded initial performance data. The simulation describes: the magnetic actuators, payload sensors, coarse gimbal assemblies, control algorithms, rigid body dynamic models of the payload and Shuttle, and a control system firing model.
Document ID
19780042366
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Anderson, W. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Woolley, C. T. (NASA Langley Research Center Flight Dynamics and Control Div., Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1978
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
AAS PAPER 78-112
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference