Gyroscopic space ship/station with docking mechanism
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B64G-001/56
B64G-001/60
B64G-001/64
출원번호
US-0963433
(1997-11-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Rivera Ramon L.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
8인용 특허 :
4
초록▼
A space vehicle which is a combined space ship and space station (1), able to combine the functions of a lunar mission transport and a lunar support station. Propulsion rockets (60) are used for translation, and thrusters for attitude control and station keeping. The vehicle (1) inner components (2,
A space vehicle which is a combined space ship and space station (1), able to combine the functions of a lunar mission transport and a lunar support station. Propulsion rockets (60) are used for translation, and thrusters for attitude control and station keeping. The vehicle (1) inner components (2,8) are rotated to produce variable finite gravities, while the outer components are stationary for zero gravity. The center of vehicle (1) is a vertical main module (2) to which are attached a horizontal network of minor modules (8) to form spokes and periphery of a wheel structure. This module network is rotated by electromagnetic bearings (44, 10) powered by vehicle (1) electricity. The stationary parts of the electromagnetic bearings (48, 14) are connected to truss support assemblies (50, 52, 54, 56, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82) which are at zero gravity. Docking facilities for visiting space ships, such as the Space Shuttle, are attached to a truss support assembly (54). The one-g peripheral modules (8) house the crews and one-g experiments, while spoke modules (8) are devoted to activities at partial gravity. Zero gravity facilities attached to the truss support assemblies (50, 52, 54, 56, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82) include hangars used for satellite retrieval and repair and zero-g experiments, meteor and heat shields, and solar panels for generating vehicle (1) electricity.
대표청구항▼
[ I claim:] [1.] A combined space ship and space station assembly (1) comprising:a main vertical module (2);a plurality of minor modules (8) connected to said main module (2) and forming a hub-and-spoke wheel network in a horizontal plane;a plurality of pylons (70) connected to said minor modules (8
[ I claim:] [1.] A combined space ship and space station assembly (1) comprising:a main vertical module (2);a plurality of minor modules (8) connected to said main module (2) and forming a hub-and-spoke wheel network in a horizontal plane;a plurality of pylons (70) connected to said minor modules (8);a main electromagnetic bearing (44) attached to said pylons (70), said electromagnetic bearing (44) able to produce rotation about a vertical axis of said main module (2) and said network of minor modules (8);a plurality of support structures (50, 52, 54, 56, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82) attached to each other and to said electromagnetic bearing (44);rocket propulsion means attached to one of said support structures;a minor electromagnetic bearing mechanism attached to said main module (2), said minor electromagnetic bearing mechanism stabilizing said rotation of said main module (2) and said network of minor modules (8);connecting means for connecting said minor modules (8) to each other and to said main module (2);a pair of external tunnels (25) connected to one of said support structures (54); anda meteor shield (84) surrounding said main module (2) and said network of modules (8) to protect said main module (2) and said network of modules (8) against meteoroid damage.
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