Air Bearing Table Satellite

Air bearing rotary tables.

Air bearing table satellite.

Air bearing test turntable motion simulator weightlessnes spacecraft satellite. Separate air bearings supporting each link of. This paper presents new planar air bearing microgravity simulator which has two distinctive features. Built for the most demanding applications every table provides ultra smooth motion sub micron accuracy and absolute repeatability.

This is a used rotating air bearing test table for providing a nearly torque free spinning platform for testing spacecraft instruments or avionics. Abtech s precision air bearing rotary tables address the metrology needs for different weights and part size. Wu an air bearing table for satellite attitude control simulation ieee 10th conference on industrial electronics and applications iciea 1420 1425 2015. Attitude control of a spacecraft is critical for its operations but at the same time poses a significant challenge to control engineers due to the non linear behaviour of attitude dynamics.

The unit is made up of a very heavy cast iron base spindle assembly slip ring drive motor and table assembly. Piglide hb series spherical air bearings range in size from 50mm up to 300mm and can carry payloads from less than 10kg up to 635kg when supplied with compressed air at 80 psi. An air bearing table for satellite attitude control simulation spacecraft attitude dynamics simulator actuated by cold gas propulsion system 21 october 2014 proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers part g. Gives overview of a platform meant for cubesats with automatic balancing.

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