The invention relates to the field of microgravity air flotation
simulation devices, particularly to a four-degree-of-freedom free target microgravity air flotation
simulation device. The device includes a plane air foot, a counterweight strut, a free floating target and a magnetic suspension bearing
assembly, wherein the magnetic suspension bearing
assembly includes a fixed sleeve, a slide bar and a linear bearing; the magnetic suspension bearing
assembly is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the planar air foot, the counterweight strut is fixed on the upper end of the magnetic suspension bearing assembly, the free floating target is fixedly mounted on the top of the counterweight strut, and motion of the free floating target on the ground in an analog microgravity environment along four
degrees of freedom of three translation directions of X, Y and Z and a rotation direction of Z can be realized. The degree of freedom of
motion simulation of the device is higher than a
suspension spring method, but disturbing force levels of all directions are close to a planar air foot method and far lower than the
suspension spring method, and the device improves the equivalence of a spatial free floating target ground
microgravity simulation motion experiment.