ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION AND CONTROL OF GRAVITY REFERENCE SENSOR TEST MASSES

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION AND CONTROL OF GRAVITY REFERENCE SENSOR TEST MASSES

Systems and methods for capturing a test mass (50) within an electrode housing (12) of a spacecraft (1) with multiple actuation and sensing arrangements (22) are described. The method includes determining a position and/or attitude of the test mass (50) with respect to the actuation and sensing arra...

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Hauptverfasser: Brandt, Nico, Delchambre, Simon, Ziegler, Tobias
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:Systems and methods for capturing a test mass (50) within an electrode housing (12) of a spacecraft (1) with multiple actuation and sensing arrangements (22) are described. The method includes determining a position and/or attitude of the test mass (50) with respect to the actuation and sensing arrangements (22) and determining a control voltage for moving the test mass (50) into a desired position and/or attitude between the actuation and sensing arrangements (22) by electrostatic forces generated by the actuation and sensing arrangements (22), wherein electrostatic forces required for moving the test mass and the control voltage for moving the test mass (50) into the desired position are determined based on the detected position and/or attitude of the test mass (50) between the actuation and sensing arrangements (22).