A hybrid cold gas microthruster system for spacecraft

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 97, Issue 98, 2002, Pages 587-598

  Köhler, Johan ^a   Bejhed, Johan ^a   Kratz, Henrik ^a   Bruhn, Fredrik ^a   Lindberg, Ulf ^a   Hjort, Klas ^a   Stenmark, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold gas micropropulsion; Micronozzle; Piezoelectric valve

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FILTERS; GASES; MACHINE DESIGN; NOZZLES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PRESSURE GAGES; SENSORS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

COLD GAS MICROTHRUSTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK; HERMETIC INTERFACE CONNECTOR; LAVAL NOZZLE; MASS RATIO; PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE; SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE; SUPERSONIC GAS VELOCITY; SYSTEM SPECIFIC IMPULSE;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0036544234     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(01)00805-6     Document Type: Article

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