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Goddard
Space Flight Center
1990 Phase II
Scanning Momentum
Wheel (T-Scanwheel®)
Ithaco,
Inc.
Ithaco, NY
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INNOVATION
New reaction momentum wheel adaptable
with an integral high accuracy scanning sensor
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T-Scanwheel®
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed, in a single package,
a combination of high accuracy Earth sensor with reaction/ momentum
actuator that provides attitude information as well as attitude
control
- Unit is low cost, and minimizes
mass and power consumption
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Sales growth of this new product
has proven major addition to standard products available for attitude
determination and control systems
- A total of 19 Ithaco T-Scanwheel®
have been sold to date
- Market is worldwide for this
unique product
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Any government small LEO satellite
which is Earth oriented and incorporates reaction/momentum wheels
for control (either momentum bias or zero momentum)
- Programs utilizing this instrument
include: Space Test Experiment Platform for USAF; Wake Shield Facility
for NASA JSC; Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Earth Probe
for NASA GSFC, Republic of Chinese satellite and Eagle Test Bed
for TWR
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