Falling-cat Flywheel Demonstrator

<p>Proof-of-concept demonstrator of the Flexure-based Falling-cat Flywheel.<br> (By replacing the dummy motor and driving crank with a contactless magnetic actuator, a frictionless reaction wheel can be obtained).<br> - Presented at the 20th European Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium, 20-22 September, 2023, Warsaw Poland.<br> - Detailed article submitted to Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets: &quot;Falling-cat Flexure-based Flywheel for Frictionless Reaction Wheels&quot;, Fluckiger, Patrick; Cosandier, Florent; Schneegans, Hubert; Henein, Simon, 2023.<br> - Preliminary research article (Preprint): <a href="https://engrxiv.org/preprint/view/1778/3619">engrxiv.org/preprint/view/1778/3619</a></p>