Balance for measuring mass under microgravity conditions

AIAA journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 455-457

  Fujii, Yusaku ^a   Fujimoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Watanabe, Ritsu ^a   Miki, Yukinobu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); INTERFEROMETERS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

MASS MEASUREMENT; MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; PNEUMATIC LINEAR BEARINGS;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0035280955     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1326     Document Type: Article

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