A magnetically damped mounting and isolation system with pointing capability. A payload is mounted to an isolator plate, a base plate is mounted to a satellite or other space vehicle, and the isolation system provides damping of all six degrees of freedom of isolator plate motion relative to the base plate. Three bidirectional magnetic dampers are connected between the isolator plate and the base plate and arranged to provide the required amount of temperature-independent damping. The bidirectional magnetic dampers can be connected to the base plate and the isolator plate in different configurations based on desired mass and natural frequency characteristics. Flexures which statically position the isolator plate are also designed to optimize normal modes of vibration. The isolation system may include a motion amplification feature to increase magnetic damping effectiveness, and the isolation system may also include active positioning of the payload relative to the satellite.
MAGNETICALLY DAMPED ISOLATOR AND POINTING MOUNT
MAGNETISCH GEDÄMPFTER ISOLATOR UND ZEIGEMONTAGE
ISOLATEUR AMORTI ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUEMENT ET MONTAGE DE POINTAGE
2017-06-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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