CubeSats provide a cost effective means to perform scientific and technological studies in
space. Due to their affordability, CubeSat technologies have been diversely studied and …

HIGH-POWER electric propulsion (EP) systems with input power levels greater than 10 kW
are now being considered and implemented on various space missions. This is primarily …

The operation of a 5 kW-class magnetically shielded Hall effect thruster with sinusoidal
modulation of the discharge voltage is investigated through simulations with a 2D …

In this study, the evolution of the plasma parameters of a Hall thruster under the pulsating
operation was investigated using the particle-in-cell (PIC) model. The results show that the …

This study surveys the developments in satellite attitude determination and control system,
especially for microsats. This survey is not intended to be complete but is limited to the most …

A typical Hall thruster is powered from a DC power supply and operates with a constant
discharge voltage. In operation, the discharge current is subject to strong low frequency …

The rapid development of nanosatellite technologies, their low development cost, and their
economical launching due to their small size have made them an excellent option for Earth …

A typical Hall thruster is powered by a constant-voltage power supply. In this study, to ensure
the normal operation of Hall thrusters at lower power conditions, we applied pulse …

An innovative engine, designated “Volterra,” has been developed and the thrust
performance, thrust, beam divergence angle, and ion energy distribution function were …

Electric propulsion (EP) thrusters, such as ion thrusters and arcjet thrusters, are applied to
various high delta-V missions, namely orbit transfer and north-south station-keeping, owing …