METHOD OF SPACECRAFT ORIENTATION AND DEVICE TO THIS END Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B64G1/24 

FIELD: aircraft engineering.

SUBSTANCE: claimed process involves the increase in calculation and change on control signals to spacecraft actuators. Note here that spacecraft angular motion parameters are measured, their boundary magnitudes as well as angular acceleration magnitudes and durations being calculated. The latter at two-time actuation of actuators at stabilization make characteristics of intermittent and continuous control modes comply. Moments of angular motion parameters decrease to magnitudes not exceeding noise components of errors in their measurements, hence, they cause the decrease in durations of the next control accelerations. Orientation system comprises angular velocity meter, outer data transducer, actuator and computer with orientation definition unit and extra units: actuator IN-state duration calculator, angular acceleration execution and damping factors setters.

EFFECT: lower load at computer, higher accuracy of evaluation of angular motion parameters.

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