Assessment of High Power Electric Propulsion Concepts for Enhanced Mission Capability

Abstract

This report describes the development and use of the SPACEDRIVE software. SPACEDRIVE is user interactive software that determines system and mission parameters for potential SDI earth orbital electric propulsion applications. SPACEDRIVE also contains an electric propulsion reference search data base and descriptive overviews of a large number of electric propulsion engine concepts. Specific model equations contained in SPACEDRIVE are presented and their terms and use defined. Operation of each SPACEDRIVE utility is discussed. Interactive software, Electric propulsion, System analysis, Mission analysis, Reference data base, Descriptive overviews.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1987
Accession Number
ADA204137

Entities

People

  • Graeme Aston
  • Martha B. Aston

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arc Jet Engines
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Engineers
  • Ion Engines
  • Ion Propulsion
  • Ion Thrusters
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Reliability
  • Rockets
  • Space Propulsion
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Computer Science.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster