Essays about: "propulsion and attitude"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words propulsion and attitude.
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1. Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis of HPGP Thruster
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/RymdteknikAbstract : This master's thesis was conducted in collaboration with ECAPS, where a conjugate heat transfer analysis on their High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) 22N thruster was done. ECAPS is a Swedish propulsion company specializing in green propulsion. They develop thrusters for spacecraft orbit and attitude control, utilizing the propellant LMP-103S. READ MORE
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2. Vacuum Chamber Adaptation for Low-Power Electric Propulsion Testing : Optimizing Anode Configuration and Electrical Interface for Hollow Cathode Testing, and Conceptualizing a Setup for Field Emission Electric Propulsion Testing
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Electric Propulsion (EP) is widely acknowledged as a crucial technology for future space missions, offering significant propellant savings and enabling exploration of planetary missions with smaller spacecraft (s/c). For precise attitude control of these smaller spacecraft, Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) has emerged as a favorable option due to its exceptional thrust controllability. READ MORE
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3. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation and testing of the ADCS of the Beyond Atlas CubeSat
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Beyond Atlas, a company based in Danderyd, Sweden is working on a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 3U-CubeSat (Cube Satellite) exploration mission. As part of their maiden mission, they aim to validate the navigation, propulsion, and communication techniques of a CubeSat while it performs orbital maneuvers to collect photographs of space debris. READ MORE
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4. FORESAIL-2 AOCS Trade Studies and Design
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknikAbstract : This thesis aims to design a reliable CubeSat platform, including the avionic subsystems that can sustain a high radiation environment for a mission having a lifetime of at least six months. The science instruments put stringent requirements on the platform to achieve and maintain the desired spin rate. READ MORE
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5. Methods to operate and evaluate the performance of a cold-gas CubeSat propulsion system on a magnetically stabilised satellite
University essay from KTH/RymdteknikAbstract : Propulsion systems allow satellites to perform many functionalities in space, such as orbital station keeping, reentry control, attitude control, orbital transferring, rendezvous operation, and even more thrilling, interplanetary travel. Indeed, propulsion systems in satellites have fostered a new favourable era of space exploration and application, therefore, detailed processes to operate propulsion systems need to be developed so that space missions, carrying this valuable system, are completed successfully. READ MORE
