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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Gary Lynwood Gisler, Granbury, TX (US);
Porter Davis, Anthem, AZ (US);
Roger Nagel, Peoria, AZ (US);
Dennis Wayne Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Gary Lynwood Gisler, Granbury, TX (US);
Porter Davis, Anthem, AZ (US);
Roger Nagel, Peoria, AZ (US);
Dennis Wayne Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A rotor assembly is provided for deployment within the inner gimbal assembly of a control moment gyroscope (CMG). In one embodiment, the rotor assembly includes a rotor shell, a rotor shaft fixedly coupled to the rotor shell, and a rotor rim. The rotor rim includes an annular body and a strain relief member. A first end portion of the strain relief member is fixedly coupled to the annular body, and a second end portion of the strain relief member is fixedly coupled to the rotor shell to form a rim-shell joinder interface. The strain relief member has a flexibility sufficient to reduce the mechanical stress experienced by the rim-shell joinder interface during operation of the CMG.