More compact side force steering and attitude control system, and a vehicle including such a system
US10895443B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/62
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An in-flight side force steering and attitude control system for a vehicle includes a thruster body and a plurality of valves distributed in first and second valve sets. The system further includes a first tank defined by a first cylindrical enclosure present at the center of the thruster body, the first tank containing a first solid propellant charge having at least one combustion face exposed at one end of the first tank, the first tank being in communication with the first valve set; and a second tank defined between the first cylindrical enclosure and a second cylindrical enclosure present around the first enclosure, the second tank containing a second solid propellant charge having at least one combustion face exposed at one end of the second tank, the second tank being in communication with the second valve set.
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