Grygorczuk, J. and Banaskiwicz, M. and Seweryn, Karoly and Spohn, Tilman (2007) MUPUS insertion device for the Rosetta mission. Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 1/2007, pp. 50-53. Polish National Institute of Communication. ISSN 1509-4553.
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Abstract
An original mechanical device designed to insert a penetrator into a cometary nucleus in an almost gravityfree environment is described. The device comprises a hammer and a power supply system that stores electrical energy in a capacitor. The accumulated energy is discharged through a coil forming a part of electromagnetic circuit that accelerates the hammer. The efficiency of converting the electrical energy to kinetic energy of the hammer is not very high (amounts to about 25%), but the system is very reliable. Additionally, the hammer energy can be chosen from four power settings, hence adjustment of the stroke’s strength to nucleus hard- ness is possible. The device passed many mechanical, functional, thermal and vibration tests and was improved from one model to another. The final, flight model was integrated with the lander Philae and started its space journey to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko in March 2004.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | MUPUS insertion device for the Rosetta mission | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 1/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 50-53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Polish National Institute of Communication | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1509-4553 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Rosetta, Mupus, Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Thermalsonde | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R EW - Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Project ROSETTA Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Spohn, Tilman | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 13 Oct 2015 08:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2021 20:32 |
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