Space micropropulsion systems for Cubesats and small satellites: From proximate targets to furthermost frontiers

被引：267

作者：

Levchenko, Igor ^{[1
,2
]}

Bazaka, Kateryna ^{[2
]}

Ding, Yongjie ^{[3
]}

Raitses, Yevgeny ^{[4
]}

Mazouffre, Stephane ^{[5
]}

Henning, Torsten ^{[6
]}

Klar, Peter J. ^{[6
]}

Shinohara, Shunjiro ^{[7
]}

Schein, Jochen ^{[8
]}

Garrigues, Laurent ^{[9
]}

Kim, Minkwan ^{[10
]}

Lev, Dan ^{[11
]}

Taccogna, Francesco ^{[12
]}

Boswell, Rod W. ^{[13
]}

Charles, Christine ^{[13
]}

Koizumi, Hiroyuki ^{[14
]}

Shen, Yan ^{[15
]}

Scharlemann, Carsten ^{[16
]}

Keidar, Michael ^{[17
]}

Xu, Shuyan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, NIE, Plasma Sources & Applicat Ctr, Space Prop Ctr Singapore, Singapore 637616, Singapore

[2] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Chem Phys & Mech Engn, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[3] Harbin Inst Technol, Inst Adv Power, Plasma Prop Lab, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China

[4] Princeton Univ, Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, POB 451, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA

[5] Univ Orleans, ICARE, CNRS, 1C Ave Rech Sci, F-45071 Orleans, France

[6] Justus Liebig Univ, Inst Expt Phys 1, Heinrich Buff Ring 16, DE-35392 Giessen, Germany

[7] Tokyo Univ Agr & Technol, Div Adv Mech Syst Engn, Inst Engn, 2-24-16 Naka Cho, Koganei, Tokyo 1848588, Japan

[8] Univ Bundeswehr Munchen, EIT, Inst Plasmatech & Math, Werner Heisenberg Weg, D-85577 Neubiberg, Germany

[9] Univ Toulouse, LAPLACE Lab Plasma & Convers Energie, CNRS, UPS,INPT Toulouse, 118 Route Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse 9, France

[10] Univ Southampton, Astronaut Res Grp, Fac Engn & Environm, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England

[11] Rafael Adv Def Syst Ltd, Space Prop Syst Dept, IL-3102102 Haifa, Israel

[12] Consiglio Nazl Ric CNR Nanotec, I-70126 Bari, Italy

[13] Australian Natl Univ, Space Plasma & Plasma Prop Lab SP3, Res Sch Phys & Engn, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

[14] Univ Tokyo, Dept Adv Energy, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778561, Japan

[15] China Aerosp Sci & Technol Corp, Beijing Inst Control Engn, Beijing 100090, Peoples R China

[16] Fachhsch Wiener Neustadt, Dept Aerosp Engn, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

[17] George Washington Univ, Mech & Aerosp Engn, Washington, DC 20052 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS | 2018年 / 5卷 / 01期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金; 日本学术振兴会; 新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTERS; CROSS-FIELD TRANSPORT; HALL THRUSTER; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; PERFORMANCE-CHARACTERISTICS; CATHODE; GRAPHENE; DRIVEN; SILICON; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1063/1.5007734

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Rapid evolution of miniaturized, automatic, robotized, function-centered devices has redefined space technology, bringing closer the realization of most ambitious interplanetary missions and intense near-Earth space exploration. Small unmanned satellites and probes are now being launched in hundreds at a time, resurrecting a dream of satellite constellations, i.e., wide, allcovering networks of small satellites capable of forming universal multifunctional, intelligent platforms for global communication, navigation, ubiquitous data mining, Earth observation, and many other functions, which was once doomed by the extraordinary cost of such systems. The ingression of novel nanostructured materials provided a solid base that enabled the advancement of these affordable systems in aspects of power, instrumentation, and communication. However, absence of efficient and reliable thrust systems with the capacity to support precise maneuvering of small satellites and CubeSats over long periods of deployment remains a real stumbling block both for the deployment of large satellite systems and for further exploration of deep space using a new generation of spacecraft. The last few years have seen tremendous global efforts to develop various miniaturized space thrusters, with great success stories. Yet, there are critical challenges that still face the space technology. These have been outlined at an inaugural International Workshop on Micropropulsion and Cubesats, MPCS-2017, a joint effort between Plasma Sources and Application Centre/Space Propulsion Centre (Singapore) and the Micropropulsion and Nanotechnology Lab, the G. Washington University (USA) devoted to miniaturized space propulsion systems, and hosted by CNR-Nanotec-P. Las. M. I. lab in Bari, Italy. This focused review aims to highlight the most promising developments reported at MPCS-2017 by leading world-reputed experts in miniaturized space propulsion systems. Recent advances in several major types of small thrusters including Hall thrusters, ion engines, helicon, and vacuum arc devices are presented, and trends and perspectives are outlined. (C) 2018 Author(s).

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