Solar vane actuator Patent
Design and characteristics of device for sensing solar radiation and providing spacecraft attitude control to maintain direction with respect to incident radiation
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Acord, J. D.
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Attitude control for spacecraft Patent
Attitude control system for spacecraft based on conversion of incident solar radiation on movable control surfaces into mechanical torques
Acord, J. D.↗
Anti-backlash circuit for hydraulic drive system Patent
Antibacklash circuit for hydraulic drive system
Acord, J. D.↗
Hydraulic drive system prevents backlash
Hydraulic drive system uses a second drive motor operating at reduced torque. This exerts a relative braking action which eliminates the normal gear train backlash that is intolerable when driving certain heavy loads.
Acord, J. D.↗
Space vehicle attitude control Patent
Spacecraft attitude control system using solar and earth sensors, gyroscopes, and jet actuators
Acord, J. D.↗
Photosensitive device to detect bearing deviation Patent
Photosensitive light source device for detecting unmanned spacecraft deviation from reference attitude
Acord, J. D.↗
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SOLAR PRESSURE ATTITUDE CONTROL FOR INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT
Spacecraft attitude control system optimization by parametric analysis of the magnitudes and directions of solar pressure torques
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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SOLAR PRESSURE ATTITUDE CONTROL FOR INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT
Attitude control of interplanetary spacecraft by solar radiation pressure
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