MICROCATHODE-COLD GAS HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM – BRICSAT Presenter: MIDN Jacob Pittman United States Naval Academy
AMODS Autonomous Mobile On-Orbit Diagnostic System Concept Mission Spacecraft Proprietary – United States Naval Academy2
Rendezvous and Docking Proprietary – United States Naval Academy3 Russian Soyuz TMA Spacecraft
BRICSat Operational Objective Constraints Proprietary – United States Naval Academy4
Operational Outline Proprietary – United States Naval Academy5
Requirements for Propulsion Volume Mass Total Δ V Control Force Proprietary – United States Naval Academy6
Current Cold Gas Systems - Δ V ModelSizeMassI sp Force AFRL- Vacco AFRL PUC1U+835 (dry)167 m/s70 s5.4 mN Vacco MiPS1U+1420 (wet)78 m/s40 s10 mN TethersHydros1U-100+ m/s300 s< 800 mN 7 [i] [i] Vacco.com, [ii] [ii] Vacco.com, [iii] [iii] Tethers.com, Proprietary – United States Naval Academy
Current Cold Gas Systems - Maneuvering Proprietary – United States Naval Academy 8 ModelSizeMassI sp Force Vacco NASA CPOD 0.8U1244 g~50 m/s40 s0.025 N Busek Micro Resistojet 1U1250 g60 m/s N Vacco/ JPL MarCO MIPS 2U3490 g188 m/s-- [i] [i] Vacco.com, [ii] [ii] Busek.com, [iii] [iii] Vacco.com,
Electric Propulsion Micro-Cathode Arc Thruster Developed By the Micro-Propulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory at The George Washington University Proprietary – United States Naval Academy9
BRICSat - P Proprietary – United States Naval Academy10
Thruster Performance Proprietary – United States Naval Academy11
Integration Proprietary – United States Naval Academy12
Analysis Proprietary – United States Naval Academy13
Analysis Proprietary – United States Naval Academy14
Operational Modes Close Proximity Solo Composite Unit Phasing Proprietary – United States Naval Academy15
Conclusion BRICSat’s Propulsion System Accurate Precise Controllable Small Proprietary – United States Naval Academy16
Questions? Proprietary – United States Naval Academy17