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2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

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

Research Project

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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
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.

  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2012 2011 2010

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (3 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

    • 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

      DOI:10.1063/1.3507103.

  • [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

      DOI:10.1063/1.3435433.

  • [Journal Article] Experimental Investigation ofμN-class Laser Ablation Thruster, Transaction of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences2010

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

      Space Technology Japan

      Volume: Vol.7, No.ists26 Pages: Pb_159-Pb_162

    • DOI

      doi:10.2322/tstj.7.Pb_159.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [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
    • Year and Date
      20110911-15
  • [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
    • Year and Date
      20110911-15
  • [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

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Published: 2013-07-31  

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