Microengineered cold gas thruster system for a co-orbiting satellite assistant (COSA)

Adam Huang; William W. Hansen; Siegfried W. Janson; Henry Helvajian

doi:10.1117/12.443032

1 October 2001 Microengineered cold gas thruster system for a co-orbiting satellite assistant (COSA)

Adam Huang, William W. Hansen, Siegfried W. Janson, Henry Helvajian

Proceedings Volume 4559, MEMS Components and Applications for Industry, Automobiles, Aerospace, and Communication; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.443032
Event: Micromachining and Microfabrication, 2001, San Francisco, CA, United States

Abstract

Miniaturization technologies such as Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) have been used to fabricate a prototype 100-gm class cold gas propulsion system suitable for use on a Co-Orbiting Satellite Assistant (COSA). The propulsion system is fabricated from bonded layers of photostructurable glass (Foturan glass; the design is based on fabricating integrated modular parts. Thus, the propulsion system is mass producible, expandable, expendable (low unit cost), and highly integrated.

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Adam Huang, William W. Hansen, Siegfried W. Janson, and Henry Helvajian "Microengineered cold gas thruster system for a co-orbiting satellite assistant (COSA)", Proc. SPIE 4559, MEMS Components and Applications for Industry, Automobiles, Aerospace, and Communication, (1 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.443032

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