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An active debris removal parametric study for LEO environment remediation
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A new sensitivity study on using ADR to stabilize the future LEO debris environment is described, using the NASA long-term orbital debris evolutionary model, LEGEND, to quantify the effects of several key parameters, including target selection criteria/constraints and the starting epoch of ADR implementation.About:
This article is published in Advances in Space Research.The article was published on 2011-06-01. It has received 320 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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Review and comparison of active space debris capturing and removal methods
TL;DR: This paper provides review and comparison of the existing technologies on active space debris capturing and removal, and reviews research areas worth investigating under each capture and removal method.
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Rollable Multisegment Dielectric Elastomer Minimum Energy Structures for a Deployable Microsatellite Gripper
Oluwaseun A. Araromi,Irina Gavrilovich,Jun Shintake,Samuel Rosset,Muriel Richard,Volker Gass,Herbert Shea +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a rollable dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures (DEMES) is proposed as the main component of the deployable gripper of the CleanSpace One (CSO) microsatellite.
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Uncooperative pose estimation with a LIDAR-based system
TL;DR: A three dimensional approach is pursued in which the point cloud generated by a LIDAR is exploited for pose estimation, and results demonstrate algorithm capability of operating with sparse point clouds and large pose variations, while achieving sub-degree and sub-centimeter accuracy in relative attitude and position, respectively.
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Orbital Debris-Debris Collision Avoidance
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the feasibility of using a medium-powered (5kW) ground-powered laser combined with a ground-based telescope to prevent collisions between debris objects in low-Earth orbit (LEO) using photon pressure alone as a means to perturb the orbit of a debris object.
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Active debris removal of multiple priority targets
Vitali Braun,A. Lüpken,S. Flegel,Johannes Gelhaus,Marek Möckel,Christopher Kebschull,Carsten Wiedemann,Peter Vörsmann +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, chemical and electric propulsion systems were analysed with the main focus on removing multiple targets within one single mission, chosen from a previously defined priority list in order to enhance the mission efficiency.
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Collision frequency of artificial satellites: The creation of a debris belt
TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model was used to predict the rate at which such a belt might form, under certain conditions the belt could begin to form within this century and could be a significant problem during the next century.
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NASA's new breakup model of evolve 4.0
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the new breakup model to the old breakup model in detail, including the size distributions for explosions and collisions, the area-to-mass and impact velocity assignments and distributions, and the delta-velocity distributions.
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Risks in Space from Orbiting Debris
TL;DR: The LEGEND (LEO-to-GEO Environment Debris model) is a high-fidelity three-dimensional physical model developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that is capable of simulating the historical environment and the evolution of future debris populations as discussed by the authors.
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Controlling the growth of future LEO debris populations with active debris removal
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a comprehensive study based on more realistic simulation scenarios, including fragments generated from the 2007 Fengyun-1C event, mitigation measures, and other target selection options.
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A sensitivity study of the effectiveness of active debris removal in LEO
TL;DR: In this article, a removal criterion based upon mass and collision probability is developed to rank objects at the beginning of each projection year, with removal rates ranging from 2 to 20 objects per year, starting in the year 2020.