The Spartan attitude control system - Control electronics assembly
Abstract
The Spartan attitude control system (ACS) represents an evolutionary development of the previous STRAP-5 ACS through the use of state-of-the-art microprocessors and hardware. Despite a gyro rate signal noise problem that caused the early depletion of argon gas, the Spartan 101 experiment was able to collect several hours of data from two targets. Attention is presently given to the ACS sequencer module, sensor interface box, valve driver box, control electronics software, jam tables, and sequencer programs.
- Publication:
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7th Conference on Sounding Rockets, Balloons and Related Space Systems
- Pub Date:
- October 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986srbr.conf...50S
- Keywords:
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- Control Systems Design;
- Satellite Attitude Control;
- Sounding Rockets;
- Analog To Digital Converters;
- Computer Systems Programs;
- Hardware;
- Microcomputers;
- Pointing Control Systems;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation