Test the Boundaries
Zero G Labs is proud to present ZGL-1, a physics labratory platform designed to simulate the dynamics experienced in space. ZGL-1 has 3 degrees of freedom, allowing an experiment mounted on top to translate in the x and y direction as well as rotate about it center of mass almost frictionless. The ZGL-1 is constructed of 6061 aluminum and is assembled with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components allowing easy parts aquisition and development of the platform. ZGL-1 is offered in several levels of completion from the structure kit in unassembled form all the way up to a turn key system.
Duplicate Space-like Dynamics
NASA, Aerospace Companies, and some Universities have constructed very complex systems to replicate space phyics at a high cost. ZGL-1 allows an entry level way to participate in similar experiemnts to be used as an educational tool or a development tool for eperiments and labratories. The technology is similar to an air hockey table or a hovercraft where a layer of air seperates the vehicle from the surface below. What differs from a hovercraft like device is the use of Air Bearings. Air Bearings are a type of fluid bearing that are designed in such a manner that equally dissipate the air flow through the bottom of the device where there is little to no lateral force causing drift which is common in hover life devices. The air bearing has a friction coefficent in the thousands which makes any surface friction trivial. This low friction coefficent allows the device to duplicate space like dynamics here on earth in the comfort of a labratory environment.