Fiscal Year	2012
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s)	Ross, Isaac M.
Sponsor	Secretary of the Air Force (Air Force)
Summary	Initial research at the Naval Postgraduate School indicates that it is possible to enhance the collection performance of a spacecraft by changing some of the control electronics of a control moment gyros (CMG). Theoretical analysis indicates that the proposed changes will also have the dual effect of rendering the attitude control system fault-tolerant. This proposal will explore this concept by designing and developing new breadboard electronics and testing the concept on an experimental CMG. If successful, the results of this project will have a ripple effect in the design of new CMGs for future system.
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