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A control moment gyro for dynamic attitude control of small satellites

Clark et al., 2010

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80670144792958319
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Clark C
Worrall K
Yavuzoğlu E
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Abstract Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs) are not often considered for use on small satellites and, as a result few small satellite missions have implemented CMGs as on-board actuators. There are many reasons for this, but mainly this is due the complexity of the …
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    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/28—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect
    • B64G1/286—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect using control momentum gyroscopes (CMGs)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B64G1/28—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect
    • B64G1/283—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect using reaction wheels
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    • B64G1/36—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using sensors, e.g. sun-sensors, horizon sensors
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    • B64G1/26—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using jets
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    • B64G1/402—Propellant tanks; Feeding propellants
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in preceding groups
    • G01C21/10—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in preceding groups by using measurements of speed or acceleration
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    • G01C21/16—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in preceding groups by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation
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