DYNAMICS OF A TEST STAND ON A SELF-ALIGNING BEARING WITH AIR LUBRICATION,

Abstract

To simulate the revolution of an artificial satellite around a center of mass, a test stand on a self-aligning bearing with air lubrication was developed. Moments of friction and touching are very small in this system, which revolves around a single vertical axis. A photoelectric eye measures the angular rate of the platform's rotation and the results are electronically transferred to an automatic tape recorder.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1969
Accession Number
AD0694834

Entities

People

  • M. G. Arakelyan

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic
  • Bearings
  • Dynamics
  • Friction
  • Lubrication
  • Recording Systems
  • Revolutions
  • Rotation
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test Stands

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers