US3206141A
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Space vehicle attitude control
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-29
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1981-09-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh L Dryden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:58
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/24; B64G1/244; B64G1/36; B64G1/363; B64G1/369; G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/10; G01C21/12; G01C21/16; G01C21/165; G01C21/1656; B64G1/365
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE ATTITUDE OF A SPACE VEHICLE COMPRISING: A FIRST PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICE ON SAID VEHICLE SENSITIVE TO LIGHT FROM ONE REMOTE SOURCE DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF THE YAW AND ROLL AXES OF SAID VEHICLE AND OPERATIVE TO PRODUCE AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF THE DIRECTION OF DEVIATION OF SAID PLANE FROM A REFERENCE POSITION PARALLEL TO A LINE BETWEEN SAID VEHICLE AND SAID REMOTE LIGHT SOURCE, A SECOND PHOTO SENSITIVE DEVICE ON SAID VEHICLE SENSITIVE TO LIGHT FROM SAID REMOTE SOURCE DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF THE PITCH AND ROLL AXES OF SAID VEHICLE AND OPERATIVE TO PRODUCE AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF THE DIRECTION OF DEVIATION OF SAID PLANE FROM A REFERENCE POSITION PARALLEL TO A LINE BETWEEN SAID VEHICLE AND SAID REMOTE SOURCE,
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