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System and method for vehicle attitude control

  • US 9,551,994 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2015
  • Issued: 01/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dual stage vehicle attitude control system comprising:

  • a first attitude control module having at least two momentum wheels arranged to provide zero momentum vehicle attitude control, each momentum wheel comprises a limited travel two axis gimbal that pivots the momentum wheel along two of three axes of the vehicle;

    a second attitude control module having reaction wheels arranged in a pyramid configuration to provide vehicle attitude control along at least one control axis that is common with a control axis of the at least two momentum wheels; and

    a controller connected to the first attitude control module and the second attitude control module, the controller being configured to coordinate actuation of the first attitude control module and the second attitude control module to rotate the vehicle in at least one of three axes of a vehicle.

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