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Space Debris Removal with an Ion Beam Shepherd Satellite: target-plasma interaction
Citation
Merino, Mario and Ahedo Galilea, Eduardo and Bombardelli, Claudio and Urrutxua, Hodei and Pélaez Álvarez, Jesús and Summerer, L. (2011). Space Debris Removal with an Ion Beam Shepherd Satellite: target-plasma interaction. In: "47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit", 31/07/2011 - 03/08/2011, San Diego, California. ISBN 978-1-60086-949-5. p. 2265.
Description
| Title: | Space Debris Removal with an Ion Beam Shepherd Satellite: target-plasma interaction |
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| Item Type: | Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article) |
| Event Title: | 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit |
| Event Dates: | 31/07/2011 - 03/08/2011 |
| Event Location: | San Diego, California |
| Title of Book: | 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit |
| Date: | 31 July 2011 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60086-949-5 |
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| Faculty: | E.T.S.I. Aeronáuticos (UPM) |
| Department: | Física Aplicada a la Ingeniería Aeronáutica [hasta 2014] |
| Creative Commons Licenses: | Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial |
Abstract
A novel concept for active space debris removal known as Ion Beam Shepherd (IBS) which has been recently presented by our group is investigated. The concept makes use of a highly collimated ion beam to exert the necessary force on a generic debris to modify its orbit and/or attitude from a safe distance in a controlled manner, without the need of docking. After describing the main characteristics of the IBS system, some of the key aspects of thruster plasma and its interaction with the debris are studied, namely, (1) the modeling of the expansion of an plasma beam, based on the quasi-selfsimilarity exhibited by hypersonic plumes, (2) the characterization of the force and torque exerted upon the target debris, and (3) a preliminary evaluation of other plasma-body interactions.
More information
| Item ID: | 21137 |
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| DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/21137/ |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:21137 |
| Official URL: | http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/MJPC11 |
| Deposited by: | Memoria Investigacion |
| Deposited on: | 28 Mar 2014 16:32 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2016 11:14 |
