Development of a 100-gm-class inspector satellite using photostructurable glass/ceramic materials

Adam Huang; William W. Hansen; Siegfried W. Janson; Henry Helvajian

doi:10.1117/12.470636

18 June 2002 Development of a 100-gm-class inspector satellite using photostructurable glass/ceramic materials

Adam Huang, William W. Hansen, Siegfried W. Janson, Henry Helvajian

Proceedings Volume 4637, Photon Processing in Microelectronics and Photonics; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470636
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2002, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

A pulsed UV laser volumetric direct-write patterning technique has been used to fabricate the structural members and key fluidic distribution systems of a miniature 100 gm mass spacecraft called the Co-Orbital Satellite Assistant (COSA). A photostructurable glass ceramic material enables this photo-fabrication process. The COSA is a miniature space vehicle designed to assist its host ship by serving as a maneuverable external viewing platform. Using orbital dynamics simulation software, a minimum (Delta) V solution has been found that allows a COSA vehicle to eject from the host and maneuver into an observation orbit about the host vehicle. The result of the simulant show that a cold gas propulsion system can adequately support the mission given a total fuel volume of 5 cm³. A prototype COSA with dimensions of 50 X 50 X 50 mm has been fabricated and assembled for simulation experiments on an air table. The vehicle is fashioned out of 7 laser patterned wafers, electronics boards and a battery. The patterned wafers include an integrated 2-axis propulsion system, a fuel tank and a propellant distribution system. The electronics portion of the COSA vehicle includes a wireless communication system, 2 microcontrollers for system, 2 microcontrollers for system control and MEMS gyros for relative attitude determination. The COSA vehicle is designed to be mass producible and scalable.

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Adam Huang, William W. Hansen, Siegfried W. Janson, and Henry Helvajian "Development of a 100-gm-class inspector satellite using photostructurable glass/ceramic materials", Proc. SPIE 4637, Photon Processing in Microelectronics and Photonics, (18 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470636

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