Development and Testing of a Propulsion System for a Space Robot Platform Operating in 2D Microgravity

• Autorzy: Kindracki Jan , Paszkiewicz Przemysław , Mężyk Łukasz , Rybus Tomasz , Seweryn Karol , Barciński Tomasz

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DOI

10.22211/cejem/195646

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Robotic arms for use aboard satellites continue to attract much research and development interest due to the vast range of potential applications, ranging from satellite servicing to debris removal. The challenges faced relate to the extent of the complexity of the system and the demands made. The Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Warsaw University of Technology, was engaged in research aimed at designing and constructing a robotic platform that was equipped with air bearings and operated on a granite table - thereby simulating 2D microgravity conditions. The paper describes the design process of the propulsion system for the platform, which is a new direction for cold-gas thrusters. The specific requirements regarding the propulsion system, solutions for design problems, and the measurement methods and instrumentation were covered briefly. These were followed by presenting the facility configuration, evaluation methodology, representative results of single-engine performance, and platform-propulsive module integration mechanism. Finally, on-board propulsion test results were presented in which a comparison of two maneuvers was given, namely, the realization of the same trajectory by the platform in two distinct robotic arm configurations.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cold-gas propulsion; satellite propulsion; microgravity simulator; active debris removal; in-orbit servicing

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Instytut Przemysłu Organicznego
• Czasopismo: Central European Journal of Energetic Materials
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 21, no. 4
• Strony: 384--409
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 48 poz., fot., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kindracki Jan

• Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowowiejska 21/25 Street, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-7776

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Paszkiewicz Przemysław

• Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowowiejska 21/25 Street, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-3449

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Mężyk Łukasz

• Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowowiejska 21/25 Street, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2297-5672

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Rybus Tomasz

• Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Bartycka 18A Street, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-5346

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Seweryn Karol

• Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Bartycka 18A Street, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-0900

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Barciński Tomasz

• Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Bartycka 18A Street, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6840-953X

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