METHOD OF SPACECRAFT INERTIAL ACTUATORS KINEMATIC MOMENTUM DROP AND DEVICE FOR THE METHOD REALISATION Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B64G1/32 

FIELD: aviation.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to controlling the spacecraft relative motion by its interaction with the geomagnetic field. In the method, the components of the kinematic momentum accumulated by the spacecraft inertial actuators and geomagnetic induction along the X, Y, Z axes are determined. According to these data, the signals of the unloading magnetic momentums along each X, Y, Z axis are formed. The device includes the sensors of the specified components of the kinematic moment and geomagnetic induction, connected to the control unit inputs and magnetic IO for the unloading magnetic momentums formation. Three digital-to-analog converters, three comparators, three "I" elements, three electronic switches, providing the formation by the magnetic IO of optimal along the X, Y, Z components of unloading momentums geomagnetic induction are also introduced.

EFFECT: reduction of power consumption and heat generation by the magnetic actuators.

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