Spencer D Howe from Los Angeles, CA

Seeker Gyroscope Having Reduced Cross-Coupling Between Rotor Spin And Precession
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US Patent:

44649436, Aug 14, 1984
Filed:

Jun 14, 1982
Appl. No.:

6/388061
Inventors:

Harold E. Andrews - Simi Valley CA
Spencer D. Howe - Los Angeles CA
Assignee:

Hughes Aircraft Company - El Segundo CA
International Classification:

G01C 1930
G01C 1906
US Classification:

74 546
Abstract:

A two-axis gyroscope in which precession may be effected by application of a DC current to the stationary precession windings. The rotor assembly has a pair of ring-shaped permanent magnets with their magnetic vectors aligned parallel with the gyro spin axis. This structure presents a magnetic field to the precession windings which does not change as the rotor assembly rotates. Thus the gyroscope may be precessed by application of a DC current to the precession windings. The precession windings are located along two orthogonal axes to allow precession of the gyro in two orthogonal directions.

Torque While Turn-Around Scan Mirror Assembly
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US Patent:

40477924, Sep 13, 1977
Filed:

Dec 31, 1975
Appl. No.:

5/645491
Inventors:

C. Harold Dale - Malibu CA
Spencer D. Howe - Los Angeles CA
Robert L. Bonebreak - Los Angeles CA
Charles J. Starkus - Culver City CA
Assignee:

Hughes Aircraft Company - Culver City CA
International Classification:

G02B 2717
US Classification:

350 6
Abstract:

A scan mirror assembly wherein the scan mirror performs near-linear cyclic two-way scans. During the useful portion of each scan half-cycle, the mirror is acted on only by the torque of the mounting flexural pivots and at turn-around most of the rotational energy of the mirror is returned thereto by a leaf spring bumper arrangement. A clock controlled "closed loop" torquer operates only during the turn-around period to provide for energy losses by adding that amount of energy required to maintain a scan rate equal to the clock rate.

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Date: Jan 28, 2023
Category: Sports
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