Space debris capture - about new methods of tethered space net opening by tubular booms

• Autorzy: Pałgan Tomasz , Dacko Adam , Rataj Mirosław , Polak Szymon

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DOI

10.2478/arsa-2024-0001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Nowadays, space debris is one of the main subjects of discussion regarding satellites in Earth’s orbit. Right now, there are about 26,000 orbiting satellites and only few of these satellites are operational. Recently, the Polish space sector has been strongly growing and delivering instruments working in space. The first part of this paper describes the several space instruments designed in the Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Science (SRC PAS). Instruments such as SWI, RPPWI, LPPWI, Ebox or Pre-boxes have been created for a mission to Jupiter named “JUICE”. After fulfilling their scientific mission, these instruments can increase the amount of debris in space. This is one of the reasons for taking up the topic of space debris reduction and the use of technical solutions used in this mission for the proposed solution presented later. The second part of this paper describes the new methods related to space debris. The activities can be related to the space debris removal programmes. The paper describes two methods developed by Polish scientists used for removal of space debris. One of them is the new capture method and mechanism designed for it. The special mechanism is based on tubular boom application for opening the net, to capture the space debris. The main parts of the mechanism are mechanisms which have been used in the JUICE space mission. The paper describes the main idea for these new methods, and for the design part prepared the strength confirmation by structural analysis. The main function of the mechanism has been verified by simulations and tests performed in laboratories.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

space debris; tubular boom; FEA; structural analysis; MSC.NASTRAN; JUICE

• Wydawca: Centrum Badań Kosmicznych PAN ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Artificial Satellites : Journal of Planetary Geodesy
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 59, No. 1
• Strony: 1--10
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 8 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Pałgan Tomasz

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Dacko Adam

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Rataj Mirosław

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Polak Szymon

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Bibliografia

• Jonghyuk Lim and Jintai Chung. (2019) “Removal of captured space debris using a tethered satellite system”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, DOI 10.1007/s12206-019-02.
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• A. Mochol, K. Zając, K. Siemionek, supervisor: prof. A. Dacko. (2021) „PW-Sat3 PW , Bachelor Theses” - Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
• Tomasz Pałgan, Agata Białek. (2016) “JUICE LPPWI Structural Analysis Report”, Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
• Tomasz Pałgan, Agata Białek. (2016) “JUICE RPWI Structural Analysis Report”, Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
• Hui Yang, Fengshaui Lu, Hongwei Guo and Rongqiang Liu. (2019) “Design of a New N-Shape Composite Ultra-Thin Deployable Boom in the Post-Buckling Range Using Response Surface Method and Optimization”, Institute of Electrical and Electronica Engineers, DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2934744.
• Yakun Zhao, Panfeng Huang and Fan Zhang. (2018) “Deployment Dynamics of Tethered Space Net Based on Contact Behaviour”, Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation Wuyi Mountain, China, DOI: 10.1109/ICInfA.2018.8812323.
• http://sci.esa.int/juice/