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CETF Space Station payload pointing system design and analysis feasibility studyThe expected pointing performance of an attached payload coupled to the Critical Evaluation Task Force Space Station via a payload pointing system (PPS) is determined. The PPS is a 3-axis gimbal which provides the capability for maintaining inertial pointing of a payload in the presence of disturbances associated with the Space Station environment. A system where the axes of rotation were offset from the payload center of mass (CM) by 10 in. in the Z axis was studied as well as a system having the payload CM offset by only 1 inch. There is a significant improvement in pointing performance when going from the 10 in. to the 1 in. gimbal offset.
Document ID
19890033475
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smagala, Tom
(Fairchild Space Sherman Technology Center Germantown, MD, United States)
Mcglew, Dave
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AAS PAPER 88-041
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference
Location: Keystone, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: January 30, 1988
End Date: February 3, 1988
Accession Number
89A20846
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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