TWO-DIMENSIONAL LOW GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT SIMULATOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a two-dimensional low gravity environment simulator, capable of easily stabilizing a posture of a test piece, and obtaining a good two-dimensional low gravity environment to the test piece.;SOLUTION: The two-dimensional low gravity environment simulator comprises a base 2 wherein an upper surface is a horizontal and smooth sliding surface 1, and a moving truck 10 capable of traveling in all directions on the sliding surface 1. A low viscous lubricant 3 is applied on the sliding surface 1. The moving truck 10 is rotatably provided with a plurality of traveling balls 13 on a supporting plate 11 for placing the test piece. By adopting the traveling truck 10, the posture of the test piece is stabilized. Friction force generating between the sliding surface 1 and the traveling truck 10 is made to be very small, so that a good two-dimensional low gravity environment to the test piece A is obtained.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT