Hümbert, Simon and Meth, Jonas and Echsel, Markus and Lengowski, Michael and Stäbler, Tina (2021) Additive manufacturing of radiation shielding for small satellites. In: IAF Materials and Structures Symposium 2021 at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2021. 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2021-10-25 - 2021-10-29, Dubai. ISBN 9781713843085. ISSN 0074-1795.
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Abstract
An increasing demand on reliability in the automotive industry, driven by the development of autonomous driving, has led to a high availability of inexpensive electronics with high potential for space applications. Several of these applications have already been proposed within the NewSpace trend. However, the high-radiation environment inherent to space operations lies outside the automotive hardware development scope and is therefore often the show-stopper for using such electronics for space applications. This work examines the possibility of designing and manufacturing weight- and cost-efficient radiation shielding using additive manufacturing. A printable shielding material, composed of tungsten powder embedded in the high-performance thermoplastic polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK), was developed and used to design a multi-material, multifunctional sandwich structure for local shielding of a representative automotive MEMS sensor. Radiation simulation was used to find the most efficient geometry and distribution of the shielding material. Additionally, the simulation has shown the required amount of shielding material to keep the total ionising dose below the previously tested limits of the sensor. The local shielding realised by additive manufacturing allows a minimal use of tungsten and thereby weight benefits compared to traditional shielding in aluminium boxes. The design will be demonstrated on the University of Stuttgart CubeSat mission, SOURCE, by comparing a shielded and unshielded area of the sandwich. The demonstrated shielding concept can easily be transferred to other hardware and missions and can thereby reduce both weight and cost of future spacecrafts.
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Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Additive manufacturing of radiation shielding for small satellites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | IAF Materials and Structures Symposium 2021 at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0074-1795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISBN: | 9781713843085 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Additive Manufacturing, Radiation Shielding, PEEK ,Tungsten, COTS, Sattelite Structures, IRAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Title: | 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Location: | Dubai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Type: | international Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Start Date: | 25 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event End Date: | 29 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organizer: | IAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Space System Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R SY - Space System Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Basic Technologies [SY] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Structures and Design > Design and Manufacture Technologies Institute of Structures and Design > Space System Integration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Hümbert, Simon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 09 Dec 2021 10:53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2024 15:26 |
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