Design and Validation of a Photoelectric Current Measuring Unit for Lunar Daytime Simulation Chamber
Charging of the lunar surface induced by solar radiation can potentially threaten in situ
resource utilization. Associated issues include dust adhesion and material degradation …
resource utilization. Associated issues include dust adhesion and material degradation …
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 …
Rapid charged geosynchronous debris perturbation modeling of electrodynamic disturbances
Charged space objects experience small perturbative torques and forces from their
interaction with Earth's magnetic field. These small perturbations can change the orbits of …
interaction with Earth's magnetic field. These small perturbations can change the orbits of …
Space weather influence on electromagnetic geosynchronous debris perturbations using statistical fluxes
Due to the space plasma and the Sun, spacecraft at geosynchronous Earth orbit can charge
naturally negative tens of kV. This charging can cause arcing which can damage spacecraft …
naturally negative tens of kV. This charging can cause arcing which can damage spacecraft …
Spacecraft electrostatic force and torque expansions yielding appropriate fidelity measures
Charged spacecraft experience electrostatic forces and torques from both charged
neighboring spacecraft and the local space environment. These forces and torques can be …
neighboring spacecraft and the local space environment. These forces and torques can be …
[PDF][PDF] Effects of charged dielectrics on electrostatic force and torque
Charged spacecraft experience electrostatic forces and torques from both charged
neighboring spacecraft and the local space environment. These forces and torques can be …
neighboring spacecraft and the local space environment. These forces and torques can be …
Space-object charging and its effect on orbit evolution
With the increasing number of uncontrolled objects in the space environment surrounding
Earth, it has become important to keep track of the orbits of these objects so as to avoid …
Earth, it has become important to keep track of the orbits of these objects so as to avoid …
Electrostatic force and moment approximations of coulomb charged spacecraft based on center of charge
M Poursina, EA Butcher - The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 2020 - Springer
A novel analytical formula is developed for the second order approximation of the potential
function of a pair of charged spacecraft assuming either particle-body or body-body …
function of a pair of charged spacecraft assuming either particle-body or body-body …
Volume multi-sphere-model development using electric field matching
G Ingram, J Hughes, T Bennett, C Reilly… - The Journal of the …, 2018 - Springer
Electrostatic actuation is the process of charging two spacecraft and using the resulting
Coulomb interaction to exert touchless forces and torques between the two spacecraft. For …
Coulomb interaction to exert touchless forces and torques between the two spacecraft. For …
Study of Lorentz force on debris with high area-to-mass ratios
The presence of plasma in low Earth orbit and above can be the cause of electrostatic
charging on space objects with a conductive surface, which then become subject to the …
charging on space objects with a conductive surface, which then become subject to the …