Inventor
SMAY JOHN W
US11 patents
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HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO
8 patentsUS5692707ADec 2, 1997
Universal spacecraft attitude steering control system
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO44 citations92
US5611505AMar 18, 1997
Spacecraft energy storage, attitude steering and momentum management system
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO48 citations92
US5080307AJan 14, 1992
Spacecraft earth-pointing attitude acquisition method
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO34 citations89
US5681012AOct 28, 1997
Spacecraft control with skewed control moment gyros
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO29 citations88
US4837699AJun 6, 1989
Method for controlling the spin axis attitude of a spinning spacecraft
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO36 citations86
US4437047AMar 13, 1984
System for autonomous earth-pointing acquisition of a dual-spin satellite
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO26 citations81
US4824052AApr 25, 1989
Nutation sensor and nutation control system for a dual-spin stabilized satellite
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO6 citations56
US5308025AMay 3, 1994
Spacecraft spin axis capture system and method
HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO0 citations51