{"title":"Complete Hydrogen Storage System by ISRU","authors":"P. Schubert","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5367","url":null,"abstract":"New technologies make it possible to build in space a complete hydrogen storage system using ISRU methods and techniques. Hydrogen can be stored in a solid-state form on the surface atoms of high surface area matrices such as those of porous silicon. Silicon is abundant in regolith and can be purified using a purely mechanical means which results in particulates in the scale range of tens of nanometers. Reagents used to porosify these nano-particles can be regenerated thermally to essentially eliminate the need for resupply from earth. Catalysts are needed to divide dihydrogen gas into atomic hydrogen for solid-state adsorption and to mediate the temperatures and pressures of charge and discharge into ranges easily achievable with simple equipment. Recent research has identified the utility of non-platinum group catalyst materials which are widespread on the moon. Rapid discharge, needed for propulsion, is possible with infra-red illumination at wavelengths which pass through pure silicon but are absorbed by the silicon-hydrogen bond. Such IR emitters can be fabricated by embossing of silica and additive manufacturing of metals. Control and power electronics can be fabricated using a patented process designed for space operations, and built on either silicon or silicon carbide substrates derived from regolith. Bringing these five technologies together for the first time allows a system which can be fed with moderate pressure gaseous hydrogen at moderate temperatures, stored for long durations with minimum loss, then released upon demand across a wide range of controllable rates. Such a system can displace the need for cryogenic hydrogen storage. Being suitable to bottom-up fabrication using only in-space materials makes this a “green” ISRU technology to store hydrogen for fuel cells, rocket engines, and chemical processes.","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126960713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leveraging Field Programmable Gate Arrays for Trusted Space Cyber Defense","authors":"N. Cohen, Wayne A. Wheeler, J. Betser, R. Ewart","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124697089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Systems Engineering “V” in a Model-Based Engineering Environment: Is it still relevant?","authors":"J. Hatakeyama, D. Seal, D. Farr, S. Haase","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5326","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125954702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Next Generation SPACE Cyber for SWaP Constrained Platforms","authors":"Jeffrey L. Janicik","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5218","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124488096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental Testing and Validation of Cyber-Physical Coregulation of a CubeSat","authors":"Liam A. Kruse, Adam Plowcha, Justin M. Bradley","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5212","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121870903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Flores-Abad, A. Choudhuri, J. Holt, Michael Everett
{"title":"A Sample Collecting and In-situ Analysis CubeSat Robotic Mission to Apophis","authors":"A. Flores-Abad, A. Choudhuri, J. Holt, Michael Everett","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5230","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"30 20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131383152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Re-entry Dynamics and Control of Pivot Wing Fly Back Boosters","authors":"Joseph Chai, M. Smart, M. Kearney","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5400","url":null,"abstract":"Reusable first stage boosters have received much attention in recent years due to their potential to decrease the cost of space access. Studies have shown that the economic feasibility of reusable launch systems are driven primarily by their mission turnaround time, which is significantly reduced by horizontal landing at the launch site. Pivot wing fly back boosters have the potential to support routine, fast turnaround missions due to their horizontal landing capability. The success of these boosters hinges on their ability to execute an autonomous re-entry using only tail-based control surfaces. In this paper, we examine the effects of v-tail and conventional tail configurations on the re-entry closed-loop dynamics of this booster type using 6DOF trajectory simulation. Results show that a v-tail configuration is not a feasible choice when using traditional linearised autopilots due to a lack of dedicated yaw damper. Using identical control laws, the conventional tail vehicle was able to provide lateral stability due to its dedicated yaw damper. The conventional tail configuration also exhibited superior longitudinal tracking performance to the v-tail, and proved to be more robust to aerodynamic modelling errors and degraded elevator control authority. A rapid wing deployment strategy was investigated to eliminate the need for control mixing during wing deployment.","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125473623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Grosshans, M. Buscher, H. Q. Vu, A. Balke, A. Maass, Alexander Lohse
{"title":"SALSA - A novel Spectrum Analyzer board for LEO Satellite Allocations based on SDR technology","authors":"J. Grosshans, M. Buscher, H. Q. Vu, A. Balke, A. Maass, Alexander Lohse","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5283","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129910968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Space Operational Art and Design (SOAD) – How to Manage Space Wars","authors":"Paul S Szymanski","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5217","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"172 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134358227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-Person Spacecraft Favored for Gateway EVA","authors":"B. Griffin, Robert A. Rashford","doi":"10.2514/6.2018-5245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5245","url":null,"abstract":"It is assumed that astronauts need space suits to go outside. However, the Single-Person Spacecraft (SPS) allows extravehicular activity (EVA) not only without suits, but without an airlock. NASA is planning on building a Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway and most concepts include suited astronauts with an airlock. Is traditional suited EVA the only solution or is the SPS a credible alternative? To answer this question, an engineering tradeoff analysis was conducted comparing the two options. Findings reveal that the SPS is favored because it is safer, more efficient, weighs less, and significantly reduces the cost to the government. Furthermore, it requires fewer launches, has less of an impact on elements, and fulfills NASA’s stated objectives for the Gateway","PeriodicalId":366106,"journal":{"name":"2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133155845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}