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Research article
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02 Dec 2013
Research article |
| 02 Dec 2013
Monolithic 2 DOF fully compliant space pointing mechanism
E. G. Merriam
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
J. E. Jones
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA
S. P. Magleby
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
L. L. Howell
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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