Spacecraft charge naturally in orbit due to the plasma environment and the electromagnetic
radiation from the sun. By emitting an electron beam, a servicer spacecraft can control its …

Novel active sensing methods have been recently proposed to measure the electrostatic
potential of noncooperative objects in geosynchronous equatorial orbit and deep space …

Ultraviolet (UV) lasers are proposed as a replacement for low-energy electron beams in
touchless spacecraft potential sensing. Theoretical considerations support their use as …

Touchless potential sensing of neighboring spacecraft using photoemissions and secondary
electron emissions has been investigated for geosynchronous (GEO) applications. As more …

This paper presents a large vacuum facility (6-ft-diameter, 10-ft-long chamber) equipped
with a magnetic filter-type low Earth orbit plasma source. A recommended operating …

The secondary electron method has been recently proposed to touchlessly sense the
electrostatic potential of non-cooperative objects in geosynchronous equatorial orbits and …

A method has been proposed to estimate the electric potential of co-orbiting spacecraft
remotely using x-rays that are excited by an electron beam. Prior work focused on the …

In hazardous charging environments, spacecraft components may charge to highly different
potentials and experience dangerous arc discharges during docking operations. To avoid …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2470. vid Novel active and passive
touchless potential sensing of neighboring spacecraft has been investigated for application …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1398. vid A sensing method has
been proposed that aims at estimating discrete electric potentials of nearby objects in space …