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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Emil M. Shtarkman, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Kathleen M. Doherty, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
A. Dale Parker, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A vibration control system is provided for an appendage such as an antenna,coupled to a platform such as a spacecraft,The antenna,is coupled at a base,so as to extend from the spacecraft,A plurality of guidelines,extend between remote portions,of the antenna,and the antenna base,A plurality of motion control elements,are provided within the antenna structure for reducing oscillation settling time of the antenna,relative to the spacecraft,The motion control elements,include a material disposed therein having its damping response changed according to the magnitude of an electric or magnetic field applied thereto.