This article illustrates our group's most recent progress in developing an optimal path planner for rigid-body spacecraft rotations using Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMG's). This work improves upon our ...
Spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Dave Williams replaced a control moment gyro (CMG) on the International Space Station (ISS) Aug. 13, moving steadily through their second well-rehearsed ...
It's always interesting to see how engineers adapt older devices for radically new uses. A good example is the work being done at Draper Laboratory to counter the difficulties of working and having ...