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SHEAR MOTOR FOR DYNAMIC MOUNT FOR LASER-BEAM STEERING MIRROR

Assignee

Rockwell International

Filed as: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Filed

May 15, 1984

Granted

Oct 4, 1988

Location

SIMI VALLEY CA US

Abstract

A dynamic mount and actuator for a laser mirror 20 comprising three piezoelectric motors 40 mounted 120° apart on a motor-mount member 32. Each motor 40 comprises a rectangular block 44 composed of horizontal layers of electroded piezoelectric wafers 46, adjacent layers being bonded together. The one-axis movements of each shear motor 40 are amplified by and transmitted to an axially extending flex-joint assembly 36 which is formed with two universal-type flex joints 102,104 therein.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Nov 29, 1984

Rescinded

Aug 24, 1987

Duration

2 years, 8 months

Inventor

  • 1THEODORE A. HEINZ

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