Microelectromechanical devices for satellite thermal control

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 525-531

  Osiander, Robert ^a   Firebaugh, Samara L ^a,b   Champion, John L ^a   Farrar, Dawnielle ^a   Darrin, M Ann Garrison ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emittance change; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Nanosatellites; Thermal control

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; GOLD; MICROMACHINING; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SATELLITES; SILICON; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EMITTANCE CHANGE; NANOSATELLITES; THERMAL CONTROL;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 3142695463     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2004.830297     Document Type: Article

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