710 Evaluation experiment of Prototype Model of a Mass Driver for Space Crafts

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  • 710 宇宙用マスドライバ : プロトタイプモデルの性能評価(領域7 ダイナミクスと制御)

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In recent years, a concept has been proposed that microsatellites be equipped with a mass driver, which exerts kinetic energy on a solid object accelerate and eject it into space using such means of acceleration as compressed gases, explosives, and electromagnetic force. Mass drivers will enable more missions and allow the realization a number of conceptualized ideas including the creation of artificial shooting star generators and the attitude control of troubled satellites in space debris measurement. This report focuses on a mass driver that is powered by compressed gas and designed to be mounted on a microsatellite; the basic performances and characteristics are evaluated with an on-ground experimental prototype model. Experiments and evaluations cover the following: ejection capability, including variations in ejection speed; effect of the tubing length, which ensures the flexibility of satellite design; and durability in vibration during the launch. Results of the various experiments confirm that the prototype model has a sufficient level of acceleration performance and vibration durability for use in spacecraft.

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  • CRID
    1573105977709984768
  • NII Article ID
    110009982579
  • NII Book ID
    AA11901770
  • ISSN
    13480235
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • CiNii Articles

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