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Mass efficient reaction wheel assembly systems including multi-faceted bracket structures

  • US 10,472,098 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2016
  • Issued: 11/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA) system, comprising:

  • a multi-faceted bracket structure having a centerline, RWA-support faces angularly spaced about the centerline, and a vehicle mount interface substantially orthogonal to the centerline; and

    a plurality of RWAs mounted to the RWA-support faces of the multi-faceted bracket structure;

    wherein the multi-faceted bracket structure is assembled from multiple interchangeable panels, each defining one of the RWA-support faces and a portion of the vehicle mount interface, andwherein the multiple interchangeable panels comprise a plurality of flanges formed along selected edge portions of the multiple interchangeable panels and wrapping partially around the RWA-support faces to position the multiple interchangeable panels in a predetermined angular relationship when the multi-faceted bracket structure is assembled.

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