[HTML][HTML] Sub-millinewton thrust stand and wireless power coupler for microwave-powered small satellite thrusters

BN Wachs, BA Jorns - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The design and performance of a thrust stand for characterizing low-power electric
propulsion thrusters are presented. The thrust stand is capable of sub-millinewton resolution …

Dual-axis thrust stand for the direct characterization of electrospray performance

MR Gilpin, WA McGehee, NI Arnold… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A dual-axis torsional thrust stand was successfully demonstrated at the Air Force Research
Laboratory, enabling direct simultaneous thrust and mass loss measurement for the Air …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of a torsional balance for thrust measurements of Hall effect and microwave-based space propulsion systems

S Masillo, J Stubbing, K Swar, D Staab… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A torsional thrust balance has been designed and validated by Surrey Space Centre and
Added Value Solutions UK Ltd. in collaboration with the UK Space Agency. The thrust stand …

[PDF][PDF] XJET: Design upgrade and preliminary characterization for an electrodeless ECR thruster

ER Azevedo, K Swar, D Staab, E Longhi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - researchgate.net
(1) AVS UK, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus (United Kingdom), Email:
erosati@ avs. uk (2) Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey (United Kingdom), Email: a …