Obiettivo Our MicroThrust proposal addresses the FP7 target for advanced in-space propulsion technologies for solar system exploration. This research provides a key component in facilitating exploration missions: a technology that can substantially reduce the cost of undertaking particular types of robotic exploration. Building on the framework of a successful ESA study, our team of leading academics, research institutions and space companies has developed a conceptual design of a very small, yet highly performant electrical propulsion system. The conceptual design is based upon experimental data already obtained by team members. As a result we are confident that this system can provide the transportation element for taking nano/micro satellites to any location in the Earth-Moon system and will even allow missions to nearby planets and asteroids. The propulsion system will thus permit new exploration mission concepts. These missions due to their size will be developed within a fraction of the time for conventional missions. Their simplicity, perhaps even single instrument spacecraft, will reduce risk for carrying out the mission. Overall this will dramatically reduce cost of individual missions, thus providing more flight opportunities for planetary scientists and planetary exploration.To achieve these goals the propulsion technology has high performance at low mass and low power demand. The propulsion system is a microfabricated colloid thruster having a high degree of subsystem integration. Our work so far has demonstrated the capability of this concept to have a radically reduced part set making substantial progress towards a thruster-on-a-chip. Our experienced team will take the technology through to the significant position of having tested and fully characterized a breadboard model. The design approach is that this is also a proto-flight model such that gaining the final step of a flight test for the hardware is low risk and low development cost. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyspace explorationengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringastronautical engineeringspacecraftnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesasteroidsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programma(i) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Argomento(i) SPA.2010.2.1-04 - Space transportation for space exploration Invito a presentare proposte FP7-SPACE-2010-1 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinatore ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Contributo UE € 480 292,40 Indirizzo BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 1015 Lausanne Svizzera Mostra sulla mappa Regione Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Herbert Shea (Prof.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Regno Unito Contributo UE € 454 159,60 Indirizzo 327 MILE END ROAD E1 4NS London Mostra sulla mappa Regione London Inner London — East Tower Hamlets Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo John Paul Whitfield Stark (Prof.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO Paesi Bassi Contributo UE € 320 048,50 Indirizzo ANNA VAN BUERENPLEIN 1 2595 DA Den Haag Mostra sulla mappa Regione West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Berry Sanders (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato GOMSPACE SWEDEN AB Svezia Contributo UE € 419 660,00 Indirizzo ULLS VAG 29 A 756 51 UPPSALA Mostra sulla mappa Regione Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Tor-Arne Grönland (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato SYSTEMATIC DESIGN BV Paesi Bassi Contributo UE € 318 746,00 Indirizzo ELEKTRONICAWEG 20 2628 XG DELFT Mostra sulla mappa Regione West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Richard Visee (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato