Ion Thruster Gimbal
Moogdeveloped a gimballing mechanism designed to provide thrust vectoring with limited range of motion for Hayabusa鈥檚 Ion thrusters compatible with electric propulsion technology. The amount of mass the gimbal is designed to carry from Earth to space is significantly large compared to the allocated weight budget of the gimbal.
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Key Features:
- Light weight听
- 15 year on-orbit design life
- High resolution and accuracy听
- Dual axis gimbal actuated by linear actuators for cross axis positioning capabilities听
- High reliability space qualified stepper motor鈥檚 with lead-screw actuation for positioning
Specifications
| Physical Characteristics | |
Dimensions |
16 x 16 x 7 inches |
| Weight | 听< 31 lbs (including launch locks) |
| Payload Weight | 44 lbs |
| payload Size | 24 x 24 inches |
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| Performance |
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| Total Rational Range of Travel | 卤5藲 in both X and Y axes |
| Angular Resolution | 0.00047藲/蝉迟别辫 |
| Angular Velocity | 0.07藲/sec minimum |
| Angular Accuracy | < 0.08藲 |
| Operating Temperature Range | -20藲 to +80藲C |
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| Power Requirements |
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| Power Consumption | < 5 watts max. per actuator/axis @ ambient with 290 mA current |
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