Survey of active vibration isolation systems for microgravity applications

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 586-596

  Grodsinsky, Carlos M ^a,c   Whorton, Mark S ^b  

^a Bicron Corporation   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c ZIN Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ATTENUATION; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; ORBITS; SPACE STATIONS;

ACTIVE VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0034264713     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3631     Document Type: Article

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