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I think the force is being applied via a ring gear assembly inside the actuator. So with the teeth of the shaft on the surface i guess the force is being applied to the surface. Thanks!

I guess what I'm asking is what is the R? Is that the radius of the torque shaft? Since that is the item being directly driven by the actuator.

I am just brainstorming here, but I am wondering about the following: Look at this picture of the payload bay doors on the space shuttle. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory_inside_the_Space_Shuttle_payload_bay.jpg Each door has a torque shaft driven by an...