Basic coaxial mass driver construction and testingA basic coaxial mass driver has been constructed by a group of students to verify performance predictions in the acceleration range envisaged for the first lunar device. The bucket is guided by four copper tubes which also supply direct current excitation for its single aluminum coil, and is accelerated by twenty coaxial coils along a 2 m track, followed by a deceleration section. The coils are individually energized by electrolytic photoflash capacitors triggered by solid state switches on the basis of bucket position.
Document ID
19770049207
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fine, K. (MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1977
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 77-535
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Space Manufacturing Facilities
Location: Princeton, NJ
Country: US
Start Date: May 9, 1977
End Date: May 12, 1977
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Princeton University