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Study on harpooning metal anchors for capturing space debris of various sizes.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K04572
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 24010:Aerospace engineering-related
Research Institution防衛大学校(総合教育学群、人文社会科学群、応用科学群、電気情報学群及びシステム工学群)

Principal Investigator

Hiroaki Tanaka  防衛大学校(総合教育学群、人文社会科学群、応用科学群、電気情報学群及びシステム工学群), システム工学群, 教授 (90532002)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywordsスペースデブリ / 宇宙ゴミ除去 / Active Debris Removal / 金属製銛 / Harpoon / Space debris / Active debris removal / Free falling target / Johnson Cook model / 航空宇宙工学 / デブリ除去システム / デブリ捕獲技術 / 金属銛 / Johnson Cookモデル / 捕獲技術 / 衝突
Outline of Final Research Achievements

An experimental system for harpooning a metal anchor to free-falling rotating targets was developed, and experiments were carried out. The corresponding numerical models were also developed. The simulation results were compared with the experimental results for fixed and free-falling targets. It was found that Johnson-Cook models can be applied for simulating the penetration behaviors of harpooning a metal anchor to a debris structure. Then, we investigated the effects of the shapes of harpoon tips on penetration behavior. Four types of harpoon tips were employed, and their penetration behaviors were compared. By comparison, it was revealed that the conical tip was suitable for the harpoon method.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在,宇宙開発においてスペースデブリが大きな問題となり,能動的なデブリ除去の重要性が増している.本研究は,能動的なデブリ除去において金属製銛を用いてデブリを捕獲することを目指したものであり,本捕獲方法の適用範囲や効率的な銛形状に関する知見を得るなど,社会的にも有意義な結果が得られている.また,この研究では世界初の試みとして自由落下中の固定されていない構造物への金属銛撃ち込み試験装置を開発,実験を行っており,従来評価できていなかった挙動評価を行うなど学術的意義も大きい.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Experimental Study on Lodging a Metal Anchor into Free-falling Targets for Space Debris Mitigation2018

    • Author(s)
      Ba Thanh Long Nguyen, Hiroaki Tanaka, Hidehiro Hata
    • Journal Title

      TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES

      Volume: 61 Issue: 5 Pages: 219-225

    • DOI

      10.2322/tjsass.61.219

    • NAID

      130007481273

    • ISSN
      0549-3811, 2189-4205
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] スペースデブリ捕獲に向けたデブリ模擬構造への金属銛撃込みに関する数値解析2021

    • Author(s)
      田中宏明,玉置悠人
    • Organizer
      第9回 スペースデブリワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Study on Harpooning a Metal Anchor to Free-Falling Rotating Targets for Capturing Space Debris2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Tanaka
    • Organizer
      The 16th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Penetration Characteristics of Metal Harpoons with Various Tip Shapes for Capturing Debris2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuto Tamaki, Hiroaki Tanaka
    • Organizer
      8th European Conference on Space Debris
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 金属銛によるスペースデブリ捕獲に向けた銛先端形状に関する解析的評価2020

    • Author(s)
      田中宏明
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会2020年度年次大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] スペースデブリ模擬構造への金属銛撃込みにおける銛先端形状の影響に関する数値解析および実験評価2020

    • Author(s)
      田中宏明
    • Organizer
      第29回スペース・エンジニアリング・コンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Numerical Simulation on Harpooning a Metal Anchor for Capturing Space Debris2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Tanaka and Ba Thanh Long Nguyen
    • Organizer
      32nd International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 固定されていない回転物体への金属銛撃ち込み試験装置開発2019

    • Author(s)
      田中宏明,網谷奨太,梨本実里
    • Organizer
      第 28 回スペース・エンジニアリング・コンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 先端二山形状銛のデブリ模擬構造への撃込み試験2018

    • Author(s)
      田中宏明,小山将弘,村松泰輔,バ タイン ロングェン,岡本博之,河本聡美
    • Organizer
      第60 回構造強度に関する講演会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] スペースデブリ捕獲に向けた金属製銛撃ち込みに関する数値シミュレーション2018

    • Author(s)
      田中宏明,グエン バ タイン ロン
    • Organizer
      第 27 回スペース・エンジニアリング・コンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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