Air Bearing Table Satellite

This wide range of sizes offers a solution for nearly any small satellite from 1u picosatellites up to half ton minisatellites.

Air bearing table satellite.

Separate air bearings supporting each link of. Built for the most demanding applications every table provides ultra smooth motion sub micron accuracy and absolute repeatability. The unit is made up of a very heavy cast iron base spindle assembly slip ring drive motor and table assembly. Tests is based on application of planar air bearings which provide negligible friction and allow free planar motion of the satellite manipulator system on the granite table.

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. Air bearing test turntable motion simulator weightlessnes spacecraft satellite. Gives overview of a platform meant for cubesats with automatic balancing. Wu an air bearing table for satellite attitude control simulation ieee 10th conference on industrial electronics and applications iciea 1420 1425 2015.

Journal of aerospace engineering vol. Abtech s precision air bearing rotary tables address the metrology needs for different weights and part size. This is a used rotating air bearing test table for providing a nearly torque free spinning platform for testing spacecraft instruments or avionics. This paper presents new planar air bearing microgravity simulator which has two distinctive features.

An air bearing table for satellite attitude control simulation abstract.