Piezoelectric actuated gimbal

Patent · Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1027379

Tschaggeny, Charles W ^[1]; Jones, Warren F ^[2]; Bamberg, Eberhard ^[3]

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1. Woods Cross, UT
2. Idaho Falls, ID
3. Salt Lake City, UT

A gimbal is described and which includes a fixed base member defining an axis of rotation; a second member concentrically oriented relative to the axis of rotation; a linear actuator oriented in immediate, adjoining force transmitting relation relative to the base member or to the second member, and which applies force along a linear axis which is tangential to the axis of rotation so as to cause the second member to rotate coaxially relative to the fixed base member; and an object of interest mounted to the second member such that the object of interest is selectively moved relative to the base member about the axis of rotation.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho FAlls, ID)
• Patent Number(s): 8,016,254
• Application Number: 12/061,256
• OSTI ID: 1027379
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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