ENERGY EFFICIENT SATELLITE MANEUVERING

Title:

ENERGY EFFICIENT SATELLITE MANEUVERING

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2017137040

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an energy efficient satellite maneuvering method.SOLUTION: The method includes maneuvering a satellite that is in an orbit around a planet 208, so that a principle sensitive axis 408 of the satellite is oriented to an orbit frame plane 404 to reduce gravity gradient torques acting upon the satellite. The orbit frame plane is based on an orbit frame vector 402.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

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Inventors:

TIMOTHY S LUI
LEE KANGSIK

Application Number:

JP2016217175A

Publication Date:

August 10, 2017

Filing Date:

November 07, 2016

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Assignee:

BOEING CO

International Classes:

B64G1/10; B64G1/28; B64G1/40

Domestic Patent References:

JP2004210032A	2004-07-29
JP2002037200A	2002-02-06
JP2010533290A	2010-10-21
JP2017511885A	2017-04-27

Foreign References:

US20080128559A1	2008-06-05
WO2015130950A2	2015-09-03
CN104038272A	2014-09-10

Other References:

BRYCE A. ROBERTS, JEFFREY W. KRUK, THOMAS B. AKE, TOM S. ENGLAR, BRIAN F. CLASS AND DANIEL M. ROVNER: "“Three-axis Attitude Control with Two Reaction Wheels and Magnetic Torquer Bars”", AIAA GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBIT 16-19 AUGUST 2004, PROVIDENCE, RHODE I, JPN7020002342, 22 June 2012 (2012-06-22), US, pages 1 - 8, ISSN: 0004513187

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Sonoda/Kobayashi Patent Business Corporation

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