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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Zenon Melnyk, Avon, CT (US);
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Abstract
A system can include a spinning structure configured to spin in operation, and at least one mass operatively connected to spinning structure to rotate about a spin axis with the spinning structure. The at least one mass can be configured to be moved relative to the spinning structure during a spin of the spinning structure. The system can include an actuation system configured to move the at least one mass relative to the spinning structure. The actuation system can be configured to move the at least one mass while the spinning structure is spinning to use the spin of the spinning structure to induce a precession torque on the spinning structure. The actuation system can be configured to synchronize actuation motion of the at least one mass to the spin of the spinning structure such that the induced precession torque is in a desired direction.