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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas E. Shultz, Brea, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/706 ;
Abstract
A system for directing an object is disclosed. The system includes a first gyroscope with a first rotating rotor and a second gyroscope with a second rotating rotor. Each gyroscope has a motor that rotates a first gimbal coupled to the rotor and a brake that decreases the rotation of a second gimbal coupled to the first gimbal. The first gyroscope and the second gyroscope generate a torque.