Prospects and challenges for touchless sensing of spacecraft electrostatic potential using electrons
M Bengtson, J Hughes… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method is investigated to use secondary electrons to touchlessly sense the electrostatic
potential of an object in geosynchronous orbit or deep space. This method involves a …
potential of an object in geosynchronous orbit or deep space. This method involves a …
Development and characterization of the ECLIPS space environments simulation facility
Abstract The Electrostatic Charging Laboratory for Interactions between Plasma and
Spacecraft (ECLIPS) research vacuum chamber has recently been developed as part of the …
Spacecraft (ECLIPS) research vacuum chamber has recently been developed as part of the …
X‐ray Spectroscopic Determination of Electrostatic Potential and Material Composition for Spacecraft: Experimental Results
Remote surface potential determination for nearby objects in space is an enabling
technology for a range of space mission concepts, from improved rendezvous capabilities to …
technology for a range of space mission concepts, from improved rendezvous capabilities to …
Experimental results of electron method for remote spacecraft charge sensing
Remote charge sensing is a technique that can provide valuable insight into spacecraft‐
environment interactions, as well as enable missions that leverage electrostatic interactions …
environment interactions, as well as enable missions that leverage electrostatic interactions …
Remote electrostatic potential sensing for proximity operations: Comparison and fusion of methods
Recently, two methods have been developed for remote monitoring of spacecraft
electrostatic potential from a co-orbiting craft, an important technology for preventing …
electrostatic potential from a co-orbiting craft, an important technology for preventing …
Electron method for touchless electrostatic potential sensing of neighboring spacecraft
MT Bengtson - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Touchless potential sensing is a technique which can provide valuable insight into
spacecraft-environment interactions, enable missions which leverage electrostatic forces …
spacecraft-environment interactions, enable missions which leverage electrostatic forces …
Multisphere method for flexible conducting space objects: Modeling and experiments
In the last two decades, concepts have been developed to harness electrostatic forces and
torques to enable novel missions, including coulomb formation flying, inflating membrane …
torques to enable novel missions, including coulomb formation flying, inflating membrane …
Hybrid method of remote sensing of electrostatic potential for proximity operations
Touchless determination of electrostatic potential is an enabling technology for a wide
variety of orbital robotics applications. This concept is useful for characterizing satellite …
variety of orbital robotics applications. This concept is useful for characterizing satellite …
Characterization of the ECLIPS Space Environments Simulation Facility
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1538. vid The Electrostatic
Charging Laboratory for Interactions between Plasma and Spacecraft (ECLIPS) research …
Charging Laboratory for Interactions between Plasma and Spacecraft (ECLIPS) research …
Optimized curvilinear potential field based multi-objective satellite collision avoidance maneuver
AR Hamed, AA Omer, M Ashry… - 2020 IEEE Aerospace …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous growth of space objects implies that new accurate techniques for automated
obstacle avoidance should be investigated. The problem of collision mitigation system is …
obstacle avoidance should be investigated. The problem of collision mitigation system is …