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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Nicholas Dallmann, Los Alamos, NM (US);
James Wren, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Michael Proicou, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Hannah Mohr, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jerry Delapp, Los Alamos, NM (US);
John Martinez, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Daniel Seitz, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Paul Stein, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Adam Warniment, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
An attitude determination and control system (ADCS) may include relatively large momentum wheels (i.e., reaction wheels) for improved momentum storage and magnetic torque rods that enable low power sun pointing and dissipate angular momentum imparted during deployment or by differential drag on the space vehicle. The momentum wheels, magnetic torque rods, or both may be algorithmically selected and driven to perform various maneuvers.