Reaction Wheels - Research

[Aidan-Sheedy]

Motivation/Description ⛰️

Understand how Reaction Wheels work to get ready to design for them.

Next Steps 🚶

• [ ] Research the following topics:
  • [ ] satellite control methods with reaction wheels
  • [ ] how to wire up a reaction wheel
  • [ ] how to setup the reaction wheels using the maxon software
• [ ] Add knowledge learned to the reaction wheels documentation in the "Science" section

Supporting Material and Resources 📖

External Documents

• Reaction Wheels Wikipedia Page
• Honeywell Aerospace on reaction wheels
• Manufacturer's website

Internal Documents

• Maxon Reaction Wheel Guide
• Reaction Wheel Documentation
• Old Teams Files

Definition of Done 💯

This task is complete when the assignees have a basic understanding of how how reaction wheels are used, and have gone through the reaction wheel guide. All knowledge learned should be added to the reaction wheel documentation.

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