Conceptual design of a space vehicle for orbital debris protection
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Inclou dades d'ús des de 2022
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Correu electrònic de l'autordanielthomson89gmail.com
Tutor / directorTelichev, Igor
Realitzat a/ambUniversity of Manitoba
Tipus de documentTreball Final de Grau
Data2013
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Abstract
As the orbital debris environment deteriorates, the threat to spacecraft is becoming
increasingly significant. Additionally, current protection techniques leave them vulnerable to
objects between 1 and 10 cm. The objective for this project was to design a “defender” space
vehicle capable of shielding spacecraft from objects in this range of sizes. The design was divided
into three stages: first, using SPH simulations, a shield capable of defeating large projectiles was
designed based on existing shield types; next, a deployment mechanism that allowed the shield to
be stored compactly for launch was designed and analyzed using a vector-based kinematics and
dynamics method; finally, a general design of the service module was made. The final design
consisted of an eight-layer shield with an umbrella-inspired deployment mechanism. It was 3 m in
diameter by 7 m long with the shield folded and had a mass of 5100 kg; proving the feasibility of
this measure.
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