Experimental and system study of Reaction Wheels. Part I: Measurement and statistical analysis of force and torque irregularities

Torque and force irregularities of running reaction wheels were studied. In this first part of the study report results from noise measurements at constant wheel speeds on various types of current technology European reaction wheels, both with ball- and magnet bearings and with DC or AC drive motor, are presented. The measured noise in radial...

Gyro noise measurement and analysis

Noise measurements were performed on two identical space qualified gyroscopes of the floated rate integrating type (Perranti Type I25) in an analog rehalance loop configuration of selectable loop bandwidth, running under space representative conditions. The noise frequency range of interest was O.OO5 Hz to 50 Hz. The noise results were processed...