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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2020
Applicant:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard P. Welle, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 3/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/36 (2006.01); F16M 11/18 (2006.01); B64G 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/1007 (2013.01); B64G 1/244 (2019.05); B64G 1/361 (2013.01); B64G 3/00 (2013.01); F16M 11/18 (2013.01); B64G 1/425 (2013.01);
Abstract
A free-floating spherical gimbal ('gimbal') that includes a moving portion substantially spherical in shape and partially enclosed within a larger spherical and stationary cavity. The moving portion of the spherical gimbal is maintained in a location without direct mechanical contact with the stationary cavity.