The applications, design, control and testing of an actuator that provides the precise motion control of a gimbal platform without torquing against the basebody to which it is attached are described. The reactionless actuator described was given the name reactuator.


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    Title :

    Reactionless Precision Pointing Actuator


    Contributors:
    P. Wiktor (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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