PROJECT DETAIL
DATE:09 Nov, 2015
CATEGORY: Aerospace engineering
Test rig to test ion beam propulsion systems for satellites under space conditions.
Facts + figures
- Test rig to perform 72 h tests on ion beam propulsion systems under space conditions
- Test rig consisting of vacuum chamber, cooling system, propulsion system control unit and diagnostic measuring system for the ion beam
- Control and logging of all the test rig’s individual systems, including emergency shutdown procedures
- Logging of all measurement data, including video recording
- Data export of all measurement data for external data archiving
