John W. Smay

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Torrance, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Minimum fuel attitude and nutation controller for spinning spacecraft
- Patent number 6,347,262
- Issue date Feb 12, 2002
- Hughes Electronics Corporation
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Bi-directional momentum bias spacecraft attitude control
- Patent number 6,311,931
- Issue date Nov 6, 2001
- The Boeing Company
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Combined flywheel energy storage and attitude control apparatus for...
- Patent number 6,113,033
- Issue date Sep 5, 2000
- Hughes Electronics Corporation
- Thomas R. Parks
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Universal spacecraft attitude steering control system
- Patent number 5,692,707
- Issue date Dec 2, 1997
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Spacecraft control with skewed control moment gyros
- Patent number 5,681,012
- Issue date Oct 28, 1997
- Hughes Electronics
- David J. Rosmann
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Spacecraft energy storage, attitude steering and momentum managemen...
- Patent number 5,611,505
- Issue date Mar 18, 1997
- Hughes Electronics
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Spacecraft spin axis capture system and method
- Patent number 5,308,025
- Issue date May 3, 1994
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Spacecraft earth-pointing attitude acquisition method
- Patent number 5,080,307
- Issue date Jan 14, 1992
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Method for controlling the spin axis attitude of a spinning spacecraft
- Patent number 4,837,699
- Issue date Jun 6, 1989
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Nutation sensor and nutation control system for a dual-spin stabili...
- Patent number 4,824,052
- Issue date Apr 25, 1989
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- John W. Smay
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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System for autonomous earth-pointing acquisition of a dual-spin sat...
- Patent number 4,437,047
- Issue date Mar 13, 1984
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- John W. Smay
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING

John W. Smay

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Minimum fuel attitude and nutation controller for spinning spacecraft

Bi-directional momentum bias spacecraft attitude control

Combined flywheel energy storage and attitude control apparatus for...

Universal spacecraft attitude steering control system

Spacecraft control with skewed control moment gyros

Spacecraft energy storage, attitude steering and momentum managemen...

Spacecraft spin axis capture system and method

Spacecraft earth-pointing attitude acquisition method

Method for controlling the spin axis attitude of a spinning spacecraft

Nutation sensor and nutation control system for a dual-spin stabili...

System for autonomous earth-pointing acquisition of a dual-spin sat...