An experiment designed to test the feasibility of using rotating unbalanced-mass (RUM) devices for line and raster scanning gimbaled payloads, while expending very little power is described. The experiment is configured for ground-based testing, but the scan concept is applicable to ground-based, balloon-borne, and space-based payloads, as well as free-flying spacecraft. The servos used in scanning are defined; the electronic hardware is specified; and a computer simulation model of the system is described. Simulation results are presented that predict system performance and verify the servo designs.


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    Title :

    Definition and design of an experiment to test raster scanning with rotating unbalanced-mass devices on gimbaled payloads


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    Publication date :

    1992-06-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English