US3239165A
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Attitude control system and apparatus
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1962-07-30
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1982-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L Sohn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:16
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/40; B64G1/407; B64G1/24; B64G1/244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
AN ATTITUDE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING: AN OBJECT WHICH IS DESIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN A PREDETERMINED ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO A BEAM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATION SAIL MEANS COUPLED TO CONTROL THE ORIENTATION OF SAID OBJECT FOR APPLYING THERETO AN ATTITUDE ALTERING FORCE IN RESPONSE TO TRANSAXIAL IMPINGEMENT OF SAID RADIATION; CONTROL MEANS FOR SENSING THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE AXIS OF SAID OBJECT AND THE DIRECTION OF SAID RADIATION AND CORRESPONDINGLY ANGULARLY DISPLACING THE AXIS OF SAID SAIL RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF SAID OBJECT WITH SAID DISPLACEMENT BEING IN A DIRECTION TO MITIGATE THE TENDENCY OF SAID SAIL MEANS TO OSCILLATE ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF SAID RADIATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
AN ATTITUDE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING: AN OBJECT WHICH IS DESIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN A PREDETERMINED ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO A BEAM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATION SAIL MEANS COUPLED TO CONTROL THE ORIENTATION OF SAID OBJECT FOR APPLYING THERETO AN ATTITUDE ALTERING FORCE IN RESPONSE TO TRANSAXIAL IMPINGEMENT OF SAID RADIATION; CONTROL MEANS FOR SENSING THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE AXIS OF SAID OBJECT AND THE DIRECTION OF SAID RADIATION AND CORRESPONDINGLY ANGULARLY DISPLACING THE AXIS OF SAID SAIL RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF SAID OBJECT WITH SAID DISPLACEMENT BEING IN A DIRECTION TO MITIGATE THE TENDENCY OF SAID SAIL MEANS TO OSCILLATE ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF SAID RADIATION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3028119A
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