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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
George J. Klupar, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Stephen G. Abel, Chandler, AZ (US);
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/28 ;
Abstract
An integrated power and attitude control system that includes a plurality of flywheels and a controller. The controller receives power commands and attitude commands and determines the optimum set of flywheel acceleration and gimbal velocity commands to supply to each flywheel, to meet the commanded power and attitude. Flywheel rotational acceleration is controlled to provide the commanded power, and both flywheel acceleration and flywheel gimbal angular velocity are controlled to provide the commanded attitude.