Development of an indirect counterbalanced pendulum optical-lever thrust balance for micro- to millinewton thrust measurement

被引:35
作者
Grubisic, A. N. [1 ]
Gabriel, S. B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Dept Aeronaut & Astronaut, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
关键词
Indirect thrust balance; Optical lever; hollow cathode microthruster; electric propulsion; STAND;
D O I
10.1088/0957-0233/21/10/105101
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper describes the design and testing of an indirect hanging pendulum thrust balance using a laser-optical-lever principle to provide micro-to millinewton thrust measurement for the development of electric propulsion systems. The design philosophy allows the selection of the total thrust range in order to maximize resolution through a counterbalanced pendulum principle, as well as passive magnetic damping in order to allow relatively rapid transient thrust measurement. The balance was designed for the purpose of hollow cathode microthruster characterization, but could be applied to other electric propulsion devices in the thrust range of micro-to millinewtons. An initial thrust characterization of the T5 hollow cathode is presented.
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