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Experimental Study of a Laser Micro-Thruster for Precise Attitude Control of Spacecraft

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22656196
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Principal Investigator

FUNAKI Ikkoh  独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 准教授 (50311171)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HORISAWA Hideyuki  東海大学, 工学部, 教授 (30256169)
Research Collaborator SUMIDA Sota  東海大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 大学院生
HAGIWARA Keiji  東海大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 大学院生
YONAMINE Hitoshi  東海大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 大学院生
OSHIO Yuya  総合研究大学院大学, 大学院生
SATO Hiroki  総合研究大学院大学, 大学院生
Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2011
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Keywords航空宇宙工学 / 推進・エンジン / レーザー / マイクロスラスタ
Research Abstract

A laser micro-thruster was experimental investigated in a vacuum chamber. In the experiment, 1-20 W continuous wave laser was irradiated on the thruster, consisting of an aluminum target, and thrust force proportional to the laser input power(0.3~0.8μN/W) was obtained. Because the thrust force depends on the pressure in the vacuum chamber, it is expected that a rarefied jet is formed around the aluminum target as a result of laser irradiation.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2011 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2012 2011 2010 2009

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (9 results)

  • [Journal Article] Thrust Generation through Low-power Laser-metal Interaction for Space Propulsion Applications2012

    • Author(s)
      H. Horisawa, S. Sumida, H. Yonamine, and I. Funaki
    • Journal Title

      Vacuum

    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Forward Plasma Emission through Laser-foil Interaction with Nanosecond Lasers2011

    • Author(s)
      Hideyuki Horisawa, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Ikkoh Funaki
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics A

      Volume: Volume 104, Issue 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 935-940

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00339-011-6442-9

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Low-Power Laser-Metal Interaction for Space Propulsion Applications2010

    • Author(s)
      H. Horisawa, S. Sumida, and I. Funaki
    • Journal Title

      AIP Conference Proceedings

      Volume: Vol.1278 Pages: 184-190

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.3507103

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report 2011 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Thrust Generation with Low-Power Continuous-Wave Laser and Aluminum Foil Interaction2010

    • Author(s)
      H. Horisawa, S. Sumida, and I. Funaki
    • Journal Title

      AIP Conference Proceedings

      Volume: Vol.1230 Pages: 168-175

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.3435433

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report 2011 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Low power laser metal interaction for space propulsion applications2010

    • Author(s)
      Horisawa, H., Sumida, S., Funaki, I.
    • Journal Title

      AIP Conference Proceedings

      Volume: Vol.1278 Pages: 184-190

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thrust generation with low power continuous wave laser and aluminumfoil interaction2010

    • Author(s)
      Horisawa, H., Sumida, S., Funaki, I.
    • Journal Title

      AIP Conference Proceedings

      Volume: Vol.1230 Pages: 168-175

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Experimental Investigation of μN-class Laser Ablation Thruster2009

    • Author(s)
      S. Sumida, H. Horisawa, and I. Funaki
    • Journal Title

      TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, SPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN

      Volume: 7 Issue: ists26 Pages: Pb_159-Pb_162

    • DOI

      10.2322/tstj.7.Pb_159

    • NAID

      130000259574

    • ISSN
      1347-3840
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report 2011 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 微小推力測定システムの開発2011

    • Author(s)
      萩原啓司,與那嶺仁,大塩祐哉,佐藤博紀,堀澤秀之,船木一幸
    • Organizer
      日本航空宇宙学会第42期年会講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2011-04-14
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Experimental Investigation on CW Laser Microthruster2011

    • Author(s)
      H. Yonamine, K. Hagiwara, H. Horisawa, Y. Oshio, H. Satou, and I. Funaki
    • Organizer
      32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Wiesbaden, Germany
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Control of Thrust Measurement System for CW Laser Thrusters2011

    • Author(s)
      K. Hagiwara, H. Yonamine, H. Horisawa, Y. Oshio, H. Sato and I. Funaki
    • Organizer
      32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Wiesbaden, Germany
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Experimental Investigation on CW Laser Microthruster2011

    • Author(s)
      Yonamine, H., Hagiwara, K., Horisawa, H., Oshio, Y., Satou, H., Funaki, I.
    • Organizer
      32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC-2011-320
    • Place of Presentation
      ヴィースバーデン(ドイツ)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Control of Thrust Measurement System for CW Laser Thrusters2011

    • Author(s)
      Keiji Hagiwara, Hitoshi Yonamine, Hideyuki Horisawa, Yuya Oshio, Hiroki Sato, Ikkoh Funaki
    • Organizer
      32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC-2011-320
    • Place of Presentation
      ヴィースバーデン(ドイツ)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 微小推力測定システムの開発2011

    • Author(s)
      萩原啓司, 與那嶺仁, 大塩裕也, 佐藤博紀, 堀澤秀之, 船木一幸
    • Organizer
      社団法人日本航空宇宙学会第42期年会講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学山上会館(東京都)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Force generation through low power laser metal interaction2010

    • Author(s)
      Hideyuki Horisawa, Ikkoh Funaki
    • Organizer
      7th International Conference on Photo-Excited Processes and Applications
    • Place of Presentation
      Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 微小推力測定装置の開発2010

    • Author(s)
      與那嶺仁, 堀澤秀之, 船木一幸
    • Organizer
      第54回宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      静岡
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 低強度連続波レーザ推進機2010

    • Author(s)
      與那嶺仁, 大塩裕哉, 佐藤博紀, 船木一幸, 堀澤秀之
    • Organizer
      第42回日本航空宇宙学会年会講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report

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