DocumentCode
2285048
Title
Thrust measurement at micronewton level
Author
Bertinetto, F. ; Bisi, M. ; Cordiale, P. ; Canuto, E. ; Rolino, A. ; Cesare, S.
Author_Institution
Ist. di Metrologia "G. Colonnetti", Torino, Italy
fYear
2002
fDate
16-21 June 2002
Firstpage
518
Lastpage
519
Abstract
An interferometric force balance (Nanobalance) for space micro-thruster qualification is presented. A new generation of space micro-thrusters is under development aiming at thrust resolution and accuracy below one micronewton. Nanobalance has been conceived and developed for ground calibration of thrust time profile and noise with sub-micronewton accuracy.
Keywords
aerospace propulsion; calibration; force measurement; light interferometers; microbalances; Nanobalance; ground calibration; interferometric force balance; micronewton level; noise; space micro-thruster; thrust measurement; thrust time profile; Assembly; Damping; Degradation; Density measurement; Force measurement; Frequency conversion; Resonant frequency; Signal processing; Testing; Vacuum systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on
Conference_Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7242-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034950
Filename
1034950
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