An overview of the technology issues associated with the precision pointing of future spaceborne science instruments has been presented above. Although current technology will be adequate to point many of these instruments, the class of large, high precision, Space Station/Space Platform attached payloads appears to present substantial problems for near term gimbal based pointing mounts. The pointing of payloads on planetary probes using nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) will also be problematic and for the same reasons: the structually flexible and disturbance rich basebody to which the payloads are attached. These problems may find a solution in the 'softmount' concept proposed above. The softmount circumvents the problems of basebody and payload to payload interactions through its mechanically soft, disturbance isolating interface. Feasibility studies are currently under way to address the -racticality of this innovative approach.
Future payload isolation and pointing system technology
Zukuenftige Nutzlastisolation und die Technologie von Instrumentenzeigersystemen
1984
11 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 7 Tabellen, 29 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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