Development of a lightweight space debris shield using high strength fibers

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1-10, 2001, Pages 761-772

  Tanaka, Makoto ^a   Moritaka, Yoko ^a   Akahoshi, Yasuhiro ^b   Nakamura, Ryuta ^b   Yamori, Akira ^c   Sasaki, Susumu ^c  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bumper; High strength fiber; Kevlar; Material; Railgun; Shield; Space debris; Vectran

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242715563     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(01)00127-0     Document Type: Article

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