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Performance Test of a Fluidic Momentum
Controller in Three Axes
External Advisory Committee Meeting
October 23, 2003
Amanda Kelly
Michael Davies
Patrick Smith
Brad Steinfeldt
Shara Walenta
Chad Zaruba
Motivation for Fluidic Momentum
Controller (FMC)
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H  r  mv
International Space Station
Control Moment Gyro (CMG)
European Space Agency
Momentum Wheel
Conventional Spacecraft Attitude Controllers
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Performance Test of a Fluidic
Momentum Controller in Three Axes
External Advisory Committee
October 23, 2003
Goals for the FLOAT Team
 Ultimate Goal of Research
 A successful test will provide motivation for increased
research into FMCs
 KC-135 Test Objective
 To design a control system that, after an initial
disturbance, will be able to return the apparatus to its
original position within 20 seconds
Performance Test of a Fluidic
Momentum Controller in Three Axes
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External Advisory Committee
October 23, 2003
Fluid
Loops and
Accelerometers
 FieldPoint
Batteries
Pumps
Read acceleration
Stand-alone
control
 Supply
power
to
rates
of module
6 faces
system
control
 Accelerate
Fluid to
generate
a modular
change
Input
voltages
to in
Integrated
 Control
module
angular system
momentum
control
input/output
distributes
and
corresponding
to
distributor
power
 regulates
Apply torques
over
time
to negate
 accelerations
3 modules
disturbance
effects
 Control module
 Input module
 Output module
Questions?
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Momentum Controller in Three Axes
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External Advisory Committee
October 23, 2003