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Akishita, S.

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A compact magnetic bearing for gimballed momentum wheel

A three axis controlled magnetic bearing and its application to a momentum wheel are described. The four divided stators provide a momentum wheel with high reliability, low weight, large angular momentum storage capacity, and gimbal control. Those characteristics are desirable for spacecraft attitude control.

Yabu-Uchi, K.↗