WebThe Miniature Xenon Ion (MiXI) thruster is a 3 cm DC ion thruster developed as low-power, high effciency micro-propulsion. This work focuses on the further development of the MiXI thruster into a viable propulsion technology and investigates the capabilities of MiXI as primary propulsion on CubeSat missions. Web20 aug. 2024 · Micro direct current (DC) ion thruster has advantages of small volume, light weight and significantly improved specific impulse performance compared to conventional chemical propulsion systems, thus having a wide application prospect in the tasks of cube-satellites and micro satellite networking systems.
DST - Precision Thrusters - NASA
WebThe Miniature Xenon Ion (MiXI) thruster with the Axial Ring-Cusp Hybrid 'MiXI(ARCH)' discharge was developed and operated with beam extraction at 1 kV. The thruster … WebWe focus our study on thruster configurations resulting in possible indirect plume impingement on satellites outside of the direct impingement zone. Indirect impingement which cannot be predicted except through plasma simulation or in-flight measurements might expose critical spacecraft elements such as optical sensors to a harsh … chris wynes metis
Analytical Ion Thruster Discharge Performance Model
Web16 aug. 2012 · Development of the MiXI Thruster with the ARCH Discharge. 12 May 2024 Plasma Research Express, Vol. 2, No. 2. Axial Ring-Cusp Hybrid (ARCH) plasma discharge: an approach to highly efficient miniature-scale ion sources. 21 December 2024 Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 12. WebThe initial thrust range is chosen between 0.5 – 6mN. For a given thrust value, corresponding specific impulse, thruster power and thruster mass are determined based on curve fittings. As the next step, the input thrust level is extended up to 42mN to observe optimization over a broader thruster size. Web5 mei 2024 · ... The Miniature Xenon Ion thruster (MiXI, shown in Fig. 4), was selected for this mission, a highly efficient thruster with an assumed thruster-only (excluding effects … chris wyres ceo of g2o technologies