The actuator that will point the gimbaled engine, thus performing the autopilot actuation function for the Mariner Mars 1971 spacecraft, is described. The gimbaled engine has two axes of freedom, providing two-axis control to the spacecraft. Motion for the two axes is provided by identical and interchangeable actuators-gearless electromechanical linear servomechanisms. Each actuator is designed to have a long service life in the space environment and to be able to function at speeds ranging from hours per cycle to cycles per second.
The Mariner Mars 1971 gimbal actuator
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The Mariner Mars 1971 gimbal actuator
NTRS | 1970
|NTRS | 1971
Mariner Mars 1971 mission support
NTRS | 1971
|The Mariner Mars 1971 orbiter.
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|Mariner Mars 1971 mission support
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