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Demonstration of tractor beam laser propulsion using aerodynamics effects

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23656537
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

SASOH Akihiro  名古屋大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (40215752)

Project Period (FY) 2011
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Keywordsレーザー / 推進 / アブレーション / インパスル / インパルス
Research Abstract

'Tractor beam' thrust is defined in laser ablation propulsion as generating a thrust in the direction toward a laser device. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of this technique, a torsion-type impulse stand with a high accuracy was designed and manufactured. Using this, the generation of a tractor beam thrust was demonstrated both in the atmosphere and in vacuum.

Report

(2 results)
  • 2011 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2012

All Presentation (3 results)

  • [Presentation] Laser Ablation Tractor Beaming with Bilayer Targets2012

    • Author(s)
      J. E. Sinko, C. A. Schlecht, T. Lis, R. Davidson, D. Gregory, S. Yokota, S. Harada, A. Sasoh, B. I. Oh and M. Larus
    • Organizer
      50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition
    • Place of Presentation
      Nashville, Tennessee(USA)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report 2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Impulse Performance of Ablation Laser Propulsion with Repetitive 1-μm Laser Pulses2012

    • Author(s)
      A. Sasoh, S. Yokota, S. Harada, H. Tsuruta
    • Organizer
      Asian Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power 2012
    • Place of Presentation
      Xi' an(China)
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Impulse Performance of Ablation Laser Propulsion with Repetitive 1-μm Laser Pulses2012

    • Author(s)
      A.Sasoh, S.Yokota, S.Harada, H.Tsuruta
    • Organizer
      Asian Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power 2012
    • Place of Presentation
      Xi'an (China)
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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