24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-3.1.2

NAL 60CM MAGNETIC SUSPENSION AND BALANCE SYSTEM

H. Sawada, S. Suda, T. Kunimasu
JAXA, the Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics (ISTA) , Japan

Keywords: wind tunnel tests, balance, support, control, drag

A 60cm Magnetic Suspension and Balance System has been developed at JAXA. Magnetic force on a model including rolling moment is controlled with currents through 10 coils around test section of the MSBS. Force calibration test results show error is almost less than 1% FS.

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