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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Curtis Kyhl, Lewisville, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An isolation joint with an integral angle measurement system. The isolation joint includes a suspension interface yoke, a payload support member, a spherical bearing, and an integral angle measurement system. The suspension interface yoke includes a suspension interface configured to couple the suspension interface yoke to one or more suspension bars. The payload support member includes a payload interface configured to couple a payload to the payload support member. The spherical bearing includes an inner race secured to one of the suspension interface yoke and the payload support member and an outer race secured to the other of the suspension interface yoke and the payload support member. The integral angle measurement system includes a plurality of position sensors configured to measure a change in position between the suspension interface yoke and the payload support member.