Reaction wheels in Kerbal Space Program might actually refer to a number of different technologies used to control the attitude of spacecraft. Let's go into some detail about these.
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@nonenowherebye8 жыл бұрын
Just because it wasn't mentioned in the video, the Hubble telescope (and most space telescopes) do not have thrusters of any kind onboard. There is too much risk of the exhaust from the thrusters fogging/damaging the delicate optics on the telescope. Instead, as Scott said, the Hubble uses reaction wheels to point itself. What it also uses it a set of magnetorquers to constantly bleed momentum off from the wheels, so as to avoid them becoming saturated.
@HuntingTarg8 жыл бұрын
Quite an idea, but it is likely because an open magnetic field of that strength would interfere with some of the super-sensitive detection instruments inside the shuttle (such as the cryogenically cooled Infrared imager), and also that coupled with reaction wheels it might put too much load on the telescope's power system and lead to brown-out.
@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT5 жыл бұрын
What about JWST then? Some (not much) thrust is needed to maintain its position at the Lagrange point, which is unstable.
@HalNordmann3 жыл бұрын
@@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT If it is unstable, any vapour released by the thrusters will just drift away.
@rocketsocks2 жыл бұрын
There have been many space telescopes operated since Hubble (such as Kepler, Spitzer, GAIA, etc.) and they make use of thrusters. The worry about exhaust fogging up the optics was probably a matter of overzealousness when Hubble was originally built, since then we've learned it's not as much of a problem as was feared.
@atrumluminarium Жыл бұрын
Also thrusters would need fuel refills. Reaction wheels just "replenish" using the solar panels without needing to consistently send anything up there.
@Tehom18 жыл бұрын
5:56 "You need to desaturate using fuel" There is at least one other way to desaturate, which for instance the ISS uses. Your satellite has to be fairly long to use it, and it has to be in orbit around a planet or similar. You can use tidal forces to spin down. Picture a long satellite such as the ISS. Earth's tidal forces tends to pull it so that its long axis is aligned with the direction of gravitational force. Basically, the part that's nearer earth is attracted more strongly, and if your satellite is long that makes a difference. So you orient it so it's not aligned with the direction of gravity, and at such an angle that the axis of torque due to tidal force is opposite to whatever direction your control moment gyros have excessive momentum in. Then you hold that attitude, fighting the tidal force by spinning your gyros down, until you are happily in the center of your operating envelope again.
@tiagodagostini2 жыл бұрын
Would not simply using the spin to generate electric current spend that momentum into something not mechanical (and therefore not undoing the orientation change?
@GarrettWilliamsKGD8 жыл бұрын
I read the title in Scott's voice, Reaction Hweels. Best accent ever :)
@StratoSound8 жыл бұрын
Swap the positions of the H and W in the word Wheels and bam, there's your accent.
@Reggiland8 жыл бұрын
like bob ross with 'hwite'
@michaeldonahue2228 жыл бұрын
My Human Geography teacher says wh words the same way
@PemboCycling8 жыл бұрын
Cool Hwip.
@MegaAwesomeNick8 жыл бұрын
Hwil Hweaton
@To-mos8 жыл бұрын
Scotts been collecting some reaction wheels on his shelves back there
@willemstander84006 жыл бұрын
This made me kek hard. Well played.
@Rendpullman6 жыл бұрын
Yup that's a quite nice collection. I can't seem to recognize anything but I'm still curious.
Well, that's how it used to be pronounced everywhere :D That's why there's a 'h' in 'wheels' instead of just 'weels'
@lineriderrulz8 жыл бұрын
Doesn't explain why the 'h' is before the 'h' though then, does it? haha (or did that used to be the case too?)
@Joseph-fp8qm8 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not "hweel" isn't actually a word it is just an approximation of what Scott is saying as heard by the original commenter. If you listen closely he pronounces the h after the w. His pronunciation just includes the h sound whereas your regional tongue does not. If you want to get pedantic about it.
@NetRolller3D7 жыл бұрын
Joseph Buttz "Hweel" is actually the original pronounciation of "wheel", and the reason why we don't spell it "weel". Scott's dialect doesn't have the wet-whet merger found in most English dialects around the world.
@john_titor16 жыл бұрын
Well, the wh sound is actually not just an h and w combined, it is a separate phoneme that just happens to sound like the h and w combined.
@EthanNin08 жыл бұрын
Another reason why reaction wheels are used on space telescopes, there's no residue that can obscure the viewing field or mirrors.
@digitsstuff65218 жыл бұрын
Actually it is possible to rotate on all three axis with only 2 wheels, if you rotate 90d on any axis, then rotate 90d on a second axis, and finally rotate -90d on the first axis again, that will yield the same result as rotating 90d on the third axis.These are all of course using only local axis.
@scottmanley8 жыл бұрын
+Ethan Salie but then you can't stop drift in the 3rd axis, so you end up with net rotation around that axis over time.
@industrialdonut76818 жыл бұрын
what
@Mr.Rin.8 жыл бұрын
Dang
@davodity8 жыл бұрын
+Scott Manley Called 'gimball lock', I believe it is referred to briefly in the Apollo 13 movie.
@wierdalien17 жыл бұрын
that's not gimball lock
@12345DJay8 жыл бұрын
get yourself an office chair (that spins) and a wheel (from a bike, for example; car wheels work better but they turn out to be a little too heavy to hold in one hand) . sit down on the chair, hold the wheel horizontally and spin it colckwise. now get someone to push your chair so you rotate as well. now flip the wheel 180°
@12345DJay8 жыл бұрын
Warning: the person witnessing your little experiment because you needed him to spin your chair might accuse you of witchcraft so prepare to run away
@what-the80288 жыл бұрын
You don't even need a wheel. Just hold something heavy. Move the object from your center of mass to the side. Arc the object to your other side. Move the object back to your center of mass. Repeat to go around and around. You could also pass the object to the other hand behind your back if your flexible enough to reach behind the chair.
@12345DJay8 жыл бұрын
What-the the thing is, if you do what i wrote you will change your direction of spinning every time you flip the wheel... that's the whole point. it looks like you hacked physics, really funny
@what-the80288 жыл бұрын
I know the wheel thing. I've done it before at a science discovery centre, very cool I might add. I was telling people how it can be done another way at home without dismantling a bicycle / car.
@michaelt31728 жыл бұрын
This type of idea could be used for a momentum drive or antigravity drive to generate momentum upwards without thrust so you can fly and move at great speeds with only electric power
@antoniomaglione41013 жыл бұрын
Watching this again, because in your latest video - four years after this - you just explained how high intensity electric fields (CME, ion thrusters, etc.) can disable the ball bearings inside the reaction wheels, which keeps failing in continuation. Thank you for all your efforts in explaining and teaching aerospace matters.
@thegardenofeatin59658 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute. Does KSP simulate gyroscopic precession, or did you do that manually?
@SophieJMore5 жыл бұрын
The Garden of Eatin yes, it does. Although it's almost impossible to make a gyroscope in stock KSP.
@staratmidnight78 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the front and back ends of a cat essentially function as reaction wheels in order to allow the cat to manipulate its orientation and land on its feet in virtually all circumstances. Check out "Cat Righting Reflex" on Wikipedia.
@Sorenzo7 жыл бұрын
When your "reaction wheel" in KSP reaches maximum spin velocity, it's kinda like if it was saturated...
@whatsinanameish8 жыл бұрын
Epic LP collection you have there.
@1Kaisermerlin8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he is really in to Lets Plays.
@joops1108 жыл бұрын
Good ol' times when Lets Plays were still on vinyl.
@Blox1178 жыл бұрын
the fuck? LP is not lets play, silly kids.
@whatsinanameish8 жыл бұрын
+Blox117 is joke, comrade.
@mikelevi55558 жыл бұрын
I have an old Lynard Skynard lets play from 73. thats 1973 not episode 73
@jortvanwelbergen80098 жыл бұрын
We need more of this Scott! definetly the most informative video I saw on CMG's, especially the kerbal animations add a lot of clarity :)
@tillytony8 жыл бұрын
Ur vinyl collection is one to be admired. Would love to see a video on them :)
@michaelpeila87948 жыл бұрын
Scott, for the life of me, I can't get used to your voice coming out of your body. You kinda look like a Bond villian, in shape and maniacally genius. But then your voice sounds so kind; I feel like I'm suffering a case of cognitive dissonance about the tenor of your voice haha.
@JohnyG298 жыл бұрын
maybe you shouldn't judge people on their looks, or be 'judgey' in general old chap.
@drink158 жыл бұрын
There is a time and place to judge people based on looks.
@Dutchcomentatah8 жыл бұрын
That would be 2014 and Tinder, gents.
@AnaseSkyrider8 жыл бұрын
It's the current year, fellas.
@uzferry55248 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should stop touching yourself in night
@MrAshleyR8 жыл бұрын
Is your hoodie of a loading crane that wishes it was an AT-AT? What?
@IstasPumaNevada8 жыл бұрын
That gave me a chuckle.
@scottmanley8 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a reference to the popular myth that the walkers were inspired by the cranes in the port of Oakland www.thegirlandrhino.com/
@PeterBarnes28 жыл бұрын
That sentence made no sense until I read Scott's reply.
@MrAshleyR8 жыл бұрын
Scott Manley Fascinating. Thanks for the explanation!
@SteveChisnall8 жыл бұрын
6:14 would a "magnetorquer" be effective for pitch/roll/yaw control for a spacecraft orbiting Jupiter?
@HuntingTarg8 жыл бұрын
I think that is an awesome question, and one worth exploring if we decide to send any more (larger, sturdier) probes to Jupiter for longer stays.
@JeyJeyKing14 жыл бұрын
Probably not. These missions typically stay in an eccentric orbit, where this method of attitude control would not work most of the time. Furthermore you already need another method of attitude control before getting to Jupiter.
@Saphykitten8 жыл бұрын
Scott, you gotta make more Kerbal Videos! These are what most your fans come to see!
@jompis0078 жыл бұрын
Love this series! Keep it Up Scott
@danielburleson2598 жыл бұрын
Love this video. This is exactly what I was wondering about reaction wheels in KSP. Thanks Scott!
@estoniaman8 жыл бұрын
"I'm Scott Manley, fly safe!" *gulp-gulp*
@NimrodTargaryen3 жыл бұрын
one of the best explanations of a momentum/reaction wheel
@mbainrot8 жыл бұрын
"fly safe" then has a swig of booze xD #madeMyDay
@Kanives15 жыл бұрын
another great video, thanks! My God, every time I see Scott's office I'm amazed by that vinyl collection! Holy records Batman! :)
@RadionPrime8 жыл бұрын
Dam, so many vinyls in the background. Now i want a video about them.
@ubergoober40658 жыл бұрын
He used to DJ.
@Supergeckos10008 жыл бұрын
Scott goes through his vinyl record collection, yea!
@Archgeek08 жыл бұрын
There's been one, actually! He's got a few that are actually special circular tracks for repeating beats of various stripes, or other effects. Can you find it?
@sagiksp49798 жыл бұрын
They aren't vinyls, they're reaction wheels
@Schindlabua8 жыл бұрын
+sagiksp *hweels
@kalleidoskop28 жыл бұрын
cool hwip. Great stuff as always, love your channel!
@MRptwrench3 жыл бұрын
I found this great video when I researched before sending in a suggestion for New videos! You already had it covered. Thanks!
@Magnymbus8 жыл бұрын
I use reaction wheels all the time in Besiege. just put a large wheel in a cage near the middle of your creation and boom, you can turn your airship very easily. You can even add armor or ballasts for added weight. You can also use braces to move the weight around.
@RKroese4 жыл бұрын
Damn smart
@TheTrueJedi018 жыл бұрын
This was very good, please keep more of these coming! On a related note, in my current Kerbal career mission I am trying to be somewhat realistic in my mechanics. Like you said, the reaction wheels are overpowered, so I have taken it upon myself to disable all pod and probe wheels in the VAB and rely on RCS for most stability control. If I'm building a station, I may add an SAS module, but I think it's a neat mission challenge, and I highly recommend it.
@peacefulguy95396 жыл бұрын
A great respect for who can tell me the exact number of vinyls seen in this scene.
@ShiftingDrifter7 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Really enjoy the whole "Things KSP doesn't teach" series. Keep'm coming!
@FlaminSquirrel8 жыл бұрын
Hope you continue this series; great stuff.
@franzludwig32508 жыл бұрын
Wait, is that a vinyl wipeout Xl Soundtrack back there?
@scottmanley8 жыл бұрын
+Franz Ludwig yes it is, well spotted.
@mandelbrotkerman36148 жыл бұрын
There's also a way to control your attitude using the differential gravity at two ends of a sufficiently long spacecraft. I'm sure you know this but it seems worth mentioning, especially as it would've been cool to have to explain how tidal forces align a spacecraft. Unless I misunderstood, the ISS uses its inherent gravity stabilization to desaturate their CMGs, so that's really cool to be able to do without expending propellant.
@Raptorman09096 жыл бұрын
Reaction wheels apply torque only when the flywheel is accelerating. That is, in order to produce torque to rotate a sat a reaction wheel with an access of rotation parallel to the desired sat rotation must be spun up OR down and thus the torque applied to do that with result in a torque to rotate the sat. So, it's not the speed of the flywheel but the change in speed of it. There is, of course, a tiny bit of friction in the reaction wheels that must be compensated with torque from the motor, but the force of the friction and the torque of the motor tend to cancel.
@Jeppelelle8 жыл бұрын
Why not put a gyro on a canfield joint? That way you should be able to control 3 axis with just one gyro (and another one for backup ofcourse)
@scottmanley8 жыл бұрын
+Jesper Andersson the 3rd rotation axis is the spin of the gyro.
@Jeppelelle8 жыл бұрын
Scott Manley Then just put the gyro on a 180 degree swivel on the axis of rotation on the canfield joint so you can swap direction of the spin to get the force in the other direction when you need to ;). (ok i now realize why this wouldn't work the way i imagine, i will scrap this idea)
@grievousXWX5 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott. I'm a huge fan of your channel and KSP, but would want to learn more about rocketry and astronomy. Any advices on books or website ? Thanks in advance, keep up the good work !
@diegomolinaf8 жыл бұрын
I cut my hair bald and for two weeks, anytime I saw myself on a mirror, I couldn't help but to think: "Hello, Scott Manley here". You have ruined my life! XD
@packediceisthebestminecraf90073 жыл бұрын
I see this as an absolute win!
@sweppz52043 жыл бұрын
I like the way that i was looking for a video like this a month ago and now it just appears on my screen.
@kminrzymski8 жыл бұрын
So, you come from this mysterious land in which people say "h" before wh- words :D
@Tomwesstein8 жыл бұрын
'Reaction heels' xD
@Tomwesstein8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I cannot un-hear it anymore.. now it's getting annoying... :)
@robinfrenzy8 жыл бұрын
coolwhip
@michaelfarrell48247 жыл бұрын
the land in which the language you speak originates, your land is the mysterious one, speaking another countries tongue
@Justanotherconsumer5 жыл бұрын
It’s the distinction between wip and whip. It’s not too late to whip it. Whip it good.
@Eyezzzonly8 жыл бұрын
They are used for Large Ships btw, for example the Gigant Queen Mary 2 - At large Waves, this thing is stable as in still Water, thanks to the Wheels used.
@doormarci28 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. So much. Always had a feeling the reaction wheels must not be able to generate momentum indefinitely (obviously, as they're not generating anything). This video was very useful, thank you again.
@charlesseymour14825 жыл бұрын
Scott, the shelves behind you are heavy LP recordings. Do you have them chained for earthquake safety? Looks like a great collection. Love your spaceflight videos. Great job! Mark
@BarcelPL8 жыл бұрын
Is the placement of real life momentum wheels/gyroscopes important in regard to the given ships center of mass?
@neo-loser8 жыл бұрын
probably, since it's still force being applied to one end of the craft, therefore myst be balanced.
@Chwibon8 жыл бұрын
The wheel will apply the same torque wherever you place it. However, depending on the placement, the moment of inertia of the ship will not be the same, and the smaller the moment of inertia, the bigger angular velocity you get from the wheel. For optimal performance you need to place them at the center of mass.
@BarcelPL8 жыл бұрын
***** I thought so - thanks for answering :)
@TheFaark8 жыл бұрын
I recently met a student who wrote his bachelor about using magnetically accelerated rotating liquids to achieve the same with less moving parts (that could break). Will be interesting to see what else they'll come up with in the next decades.
@DrAnimePhD8 жыл бұрын
Why can't you be my physics professor?
@BelgianDneprGuy20036 жыл бұрын
these videos are highly educational, but they keep my VTOL's stable whenever i test the VTOL system. so they are usefull in KSP for a variety of things
@acylonepleidian96657 жыл бұрын
Im way too drunk for this
@summerofsteroids7 жыл бұрын
Acylone Pleidian Wait really? XD
@airor98743 жыл бұрын
What about now?
@Dustinielson6 жыл бұрын
All that wisdom and a beer.. Could enjoy a yarn with this bloke!
@kenspiracy27928 жыл бұрын
All them vinyls, though...
@HelloKittyFanMan.5 жыл бұрын
What about them?
@snowdreike8 жыл бұрын
I like your new series of video Scott; And this one is really awesome !
@josephlee94968 жыл бұрын
Scott, why don't you work for NASA or Space X or some other space company? you could do great things.
@scottmanley8 жыл бұрын
They can't afford to match my salary from my day job.
@введитебросок8 жыл бұрын
he is a scam would fit nasa very well
@josephlee94968 жыл бұрын
ahaha, you must be raking it in if nasa cant match
@mr.broseph83928 жыл бұрын
Joseph Lee Well, I mean, it's not like NASA is nearly as funded as it used to be.. but Space-X? They most likely could match it lol
@josephlee94968 жыл бұрын
that a good point, i dont really know the salaries
@gdawgpwnsall8 жыл бұрын
As someone going into aerospace engineering this video was quite interesting, thanks!
@benj61717 жыл бұрын
Fly safe.... -drinks beer-
@MrGrombie8 жыл бұрын
I like how you presented this episode with Kerbal. It teaches in a way that brings it down to players. Which can easily cross over to a general population.
@SteveChisnall8 жыл бұрын
Also worth pointing out is that in the past decade-and-a-half, gyros have been developed that use vibration instead of rotation.
@johnmknight8 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! Another great science video tapping into the KSP fandom! Always happy to learn more! Cheers!
@michaelt31728 жыл бұрын
Would it be possible, if enough torque is generated, to make an anti-gravity device by having them rotate in all directions at once with a majority providing upwards momentum?
@scottmanley8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Tarantolo no
@TheSpaykers8 жыл бұрын
the smart no of love
@11Neh8 жыл бұрын
If you want your reaction wheels to provide momentum in a direction rather than angular then you've gotta be throwing them outta the back of your rocket
@AstralS7orm8 жыл бұрын
If you make the spinning objects about the size and mass of a planet, then yes. Not recommended.
@TheLargeHardonCollider8 жыл бұрын
If what you mean is using rotational force to create a gravity-like effect in space, the answer is YES. We call this centrifugal force, because it works in the same way a centrifuge does to separate blood from plasma for example. If you imagine a giant hollow ring in space, and that ring is spinning, you could live inside that ring being pushed to the outside by centrifugal force, and you could stand up and walk. Many sci-fi movies and video-games have already used this, for example: Halo, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar, Elysium, The Martian, Europa Report, and many other sci-fi books like Ender's Game (the movie didn't show it so much). A practical example is if you held a bucket filled with water tied to a rope, and began to spin in place. As you spin faster, the bucket would to rise vertically until it was co-planar with the horizon, but no water would fall out. Real world examples NASA wants to try, is instead of building a huge ring, to have a living capsule tethered to a counterweight where we could spin both around each other to create a centrifugal force. However centrifugal force has nothing to do with reaction wheels. In practicality, we would still use a fuel-based RCS to spin these giant wheels (or tethers) up. Not sure if this is exact what you're asking, but if the question was "can rotational force create gravity-like effects" the answer is YES it can, and we've already know how to do this for a long time. With giant rotating spaceships.
@Tarototh5 жыл бұрын
Scott, Can you do a video on solid state gyros? I saw an interview on Fraser Cain's channel where a NASA engineer mentioned them but they glossed over the explanation with no details or visuals. Supposedly these will eliminate the dreaded reaction wheel curse that keeps crippling our awesome space probes. Awesome channel. I'm a recent convert here by recommendation from Fraser's channel and I've been binge watching your science AND video games! (I've already bought 3 games on steam after you demo them)
@svfox7 жыл бұрын
You are wrong about 3 things Mr Manley. It is my professional responsibility to point out you lack of knowledge without trying to put you down. First, You said . One sec my mom is calling me, brb.
@TheNiqhtstyle6 жыл бұрын
He ain't back yet?
@growinguptogethertogether55406 жыл бұрын
I might have murderd him. Sorry
@rickharper45336 жыл бұрын
King r/woooooooooooooooosh
@jaywilliams7206 жыл бұрын
Rick Harper r/woooooooooosh
@itsahumanperson61745 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever heard from Steven Fox again...
@eduuK78 жыл бұрын
Great video, I was thinking by myself a few days ago after reading in my physics book about them in the Hubble telescope, but I did not know how they overcome the dissipation of energy. Thanks for the the video, really well made and explained
@CJHPercussion8 жыл бұрын
Wooo a dynamics-integrated Scott lecture! Love it.
@uglyduckling818 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott. Just started the Gyros module in my Avionics course. This was quite interesting to relate to what I'm learning in class.
@gabrielsolano17738 жыл бұрын
Incredibly interesting as always Scott. Love your videos!
@jahkob848 жыл бұрын
thx for this nice educational bit! i really enjoyed it. you have this talent to explaining this stuff to such a detail for us "normal" people out there just interested in the subject its amazing!
@judeevans83038 жыл бұрын
awesome i really love these "What KSP doesnt teach you" videos.
@bumrocky8 жыл бұрын
@scottmanley, nice vinyl collection you had back there! Thanks for this enlightening video. I look forward to what's next!
@out4space8 жыл бұрын
I like that jacket :) Massive LP collection. Respect! Thanks for the education. Really interesting to listen to!
@dougniergarth2363 жыл бұрын
I had not heard of the Magnetorquer. What a great little tool.
@udlrfbak8 жыл бұрын
have you considered doing in depth guide to parts/mechanics the way Drift0r does for cod and overwatch? i would like to have a better understanding of how the game works. i also would like this series to continue.some visual aids like physical models wouldn't go amiss though.
@killerMILLER1178 жыл бұрын
I always feel honored to watch Scott's videos. He's so smart!
@pesterenan8 жыл бұрын
My god, I didn't know how many types of controls spacecraft's had! I was impressed by the "solar vanes" pretty cool! To counter the saturation effect, couldn't you add more CMGs?
@timothymclean8 жыл бұрын
Adding more CMGs would only delay saturation.
@eveoleson51608 жыл бұрын
Needs more struts
@michaeldonahue2228 жыл бұрын
Add more boosters
@kadsen35318 жыл бұрын
Need more snacks
@KayoMichiels8 жыл бұрын
In the Cacteye telescope you have to take into account that the reaction gyro's will wear out and you simetimes have to do service missions to replace faulty gyro's...
@samuelzehdenick42163 жыл бұрын
They could use a free floating ball for all 3 rotations. And since they are in space, they could replace the bearings with some non-contact alternatives.
@jinxshaddix8 жыл бұрын
this was cool. Would never have known otherwise. I like these Scott. =)
@insylem8 жыл бұрын
That awnser alot of questions I had about reaction wheels. While I didn't know the term wheel saturation, I did wonder about that concept.
@awsome10101018 жыл бұрын
Very informative, would not have known any of this if not for you Scott! Thanks and keep doin what your doin.
@ShaneSimon3D8 жыл бұрын
Great video - always wondered about gyros for attitude control.... Thanks for explaining it so well!
@gabrielsabode8 жыл бұрын
scott, i just wanna say that you're the person who got me into physics :) thanks!
@Proost18 жыл бұрын
Wait, what? I'd like to talk about your album collection! NICE!! Thanks for the KSP education. Me and my boys love this educational game/sim.
@kithsakhai8 жыл бұрын
and this is why i love this channel.
@youtubevanced15082 жыл бұрын
Fly safe, drinks from beer. This is a man of all man's. They need a GI Joe made for this guy.
@Greytest8 жыл бұрын
That is so amazing! I always wondered what happens over time and didn't know about saturation! Thank you!
@mattd3908 жыл бұрын
Great video! I had never heard of the saturation item. Thanks!!
@nanookdan6 жыл бұрын
Hey Scott, I've been watching your videos for years. Thanks so much for your patience with us noobs
@vorpmijunk8 жыл бұрын
So a control moment gyro turns a spacecraft kind of like the same way a drone turns? Learn something everyday, thanks Scott!
@AngelLestat28 жыл бұрын
Another way of attitude control is a gravity gradient, with a tether and a counterweight, this will keep the tether always normal to the earth surface, good if you want to point your instruments always down.
@havelockvetinari93957 жыл бұрын
You are quite into Vinyl I see. Good video as always.
@TempestKitty7 жыл бұрын
can just listen to you talk about space things all day ^.^
@kaijupants90958 жыл бұрын
So with the gyroscopic control why don't they set the rotation of the wheel to a brake so they can stop the majority of the momentum. The torque created by stopping the wheels would be quite large but you could only partially stop the wheels, realign them, speed them back up, control some of the torque created, then repeat every time they become over saturated.
@jonnymoka5 жыл бұрын
Ya he has a Led Zeppelin III record slightly showing. It’s one of my favorites!
@telnx8 жыл бұрын
Impressive vinyl collection + great video!
@hatman48188 жыл бұрын
I had a similar idea to the magnetorquer. I extended the idea to propulsion as well. I thought that, given enough manipulation of electromagnets, one might be able to use the earth's magnetic field as something to push against, thereby accelerating a spacecraft. One would have to fix the issue of the spacecraft flipping the wrong way around, without oversaturating a reaction wheel or gyro all the time. Additionally, It might only be able to work in polar orbits (unless you could pull off some weird induction mechanism), which would limit its usefulness. Finally, the Earth's magnetic field might not be strong enough, so such a device might only work around gas giants where the EM field is stronger. However, the advantage is that one might be able to navigate a planetary system without burning much fuel.
@JHelfrich7 жыл бұрын
5:24 - With regard to the CMGs aligning, is that at all similar to the problem of "gimbal lock" mentioned in Apollo 13/Lost Moon? I realize the Apollo ones were probably sensor gyros for guidance but this part of the video reminded me of that.
@gigabic74878 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Scott to collaborate with Sips. They're both 40-something dads with shaved heads that do youtube for fun and profit, so i think it will do nicely to have them together, even just for one or two videos.
@AstroHopefulBenjaminGottsch3 жыл бұрын
Coming back to this video, because I need this information for my own video.
@Eric_D_68 жыл бұрын
Good video, what's next in this series?
@abxorb8 жыл бұрын
Great explanatory video! By the way: is that Boards of Canada's "Beautiful Place out in the Country" is the top left corner? Awesome space music!