Development of a thrust stand to meet LISA mission requirements

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Willis III, W D ^a   Zakrzwski, C M ^a   Merkowitz, S M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS THRUSTS; DISTURBANCE REDUCTION SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT BANDWIDTH; MISSION REQUIREMENTS; PENDULUM CONTROL; SPRING-MASS SYSTEM; THRUST MEASUREMENT; VERTICAL CONFIGURATIONS;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84896847466     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. J. Mitterauer, "Indium: An alternative Propellant for FEEP Thrusters, " Paper No. AIAA 2001-3792, 37th Joint Propulsion Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
2. M. Tajmar, W. Steiger, A. Genovese, "Indium FEEP Thruster Beam Diagnostics, Analysis and Simulation, " Paper No. AIAA 2001-3790, 37th Joint Propulsion Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
3. A. Genovese, W. Steiger, M. Tajmar, "Indium FEEP Microthruster: Experimental Characterization in the 1-100 μN Range, " Paper No. AIAA 2001-3788, 37th Joint Propulsion Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
4. S. M. Merkowitz, P. G. Maghami, A. Sharma, W. D. Willis, C. M. Zakrzwski. "A μNewton thrust-stand for LISA, " Classical and Quantum Gravity, 19 (2002) 1745-1750.