Session
Technical Session VII: 13th Annual Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship Competition
Abstract
Design of an engineering model for the Inflate-ABrake system is proposed. The device is intended to mitigate the contribution to orbital debris from small satellites by reducing their orbital lifetime after a mission. It takes the form of an add-on module consisting of a passively deployed ballute. The basic design and preliminary test results for the development of an engineering model are presented.
Presentation Slides
A Gossamer Structures Technology Demonstrator for De-Orbiting Pico-Satellites
Design of an engineering model for the Inflate-ABrake system is proposed. The device is intended to mitigate the contribution to orbital debris from small satellites by reducing their orbital lifetime after a mission. It takes the form of an add-on module consisting of a passively deployed ballute. The basic design and preliminary test results for the development of an engineering model are presented.
