Development of a micro-thruster system for an advanced nano-satellite

• Main Author: Lee, Ming Kai.
• Other Authors: Low Kay Soon
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Nanoelectronics; DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Satellite telecommunication
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49668
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Pulsed Plasma Thrusters (PPTs) are becoming increasingly popular due to the growth in nano-satellite applications. PPTs help greatly in expanding the capabilities of satellites to include possibilities such as precision pointing, station keeping, orbital insertion and attitude control. Chemical prop...