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Specific energy (i.e. energy per unit mass) is one of the most fundamental and consequential properties of a fuel source. In this work, a systematic study of measured fusion cross-sections is performed to determine which reactions are potentially feasible ...

2019

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An aerial vehicle, configured to transport cargo, and including a propulsion system and a foldable cage is described. The foldable cage is substantially linear while in a folded configuration, and substantially circular while in a deployed configuration. M ...

2017

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Electric propulsion systems using electrospray ion sources are a scalable and high specific impulse technology which could enable small spacecraft to perform high ΔV missions. This paper presents an overview of a recently developed source design which achi ...

2015

Passively fed ionic liquid electrospray sources are capable of efficiently emitting a variety of ion beams with promising applications to spacecraft propulsion and as focused ion beams. Practical devices will require integrated or coupled ionic liquid rese ...

American Institute of Physics2015

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Microfabricated electrospray thrusters could revolutionize the spacecraft industry by providing efficient propulsion capabilities to micro and nano satellites (1–100 kg). We present the modeling, design, fabrication and characterization of a new generation ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2014

Vertical take-off and landing aerial vehicle

Dario Floreano, Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Adrien Briod, Adam Klaptocz, Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski, Ludovic Daler, Arnaud Garnier

A VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aerial flying vehicle comprising an inner frame, a gimbal system and an outer frame, the inner frame comprising a propulsion system and a control system, the propulsion system being able to generate a lift force. The ...

2014

Rotational propulsion enabled by inertia

Lailai Zhu

The fluid mechanics of small-scale locomotion has recently attracted considerable attention, due to its importance in cell motility and the design of artificial micro-swimmers for biomedical applications. Most studies on the topic consider the ideal limit ...

Springer Verlag2014

With the growing capabilities of miniature components and systems, scientific and exploration missions making use of small spacecraft (

EPFL2014

Sample return capsules, as the Apollo Command Module have been widely used to ad- vance the knowledge and planning of manned lunar and planetary return missions. Such reentry vehicles undergo extreme thermal conditions, caused by shock-heated air during th ...

2014

Design and fabrication of the thruster heads for the MicroThrust MEMS electrospray propulsion system

Herbert Shea, Caglar Ataman, Simon Dandavino, Subha Chakraborty

Microfabricated electrospray thrusters are widely acknowledged as one of the most promising technologies for the propulsion of small spacecraft. Their relative simplicity, high efficiency (> 70%), low footprint (M < 500g, V < 10cm3) and large potential spe ...

2013