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公开(公告)号:US06523784B2
公开(公告)日:2003-02-25
申请号:US09957802
申请日:2001-09-21
IPC分类号: B64G164
CPC分类号: B64G1/1078 , B64G1/641 , B64G1/646 , B64G4/00
摘要: A recovery craft with a coupling arrangement captures, engages, and transports a defective or expended non-maneuverable spacecraft. The coupling arrangement includes a coupling mast (e.g. a telescoping pipe), a releasable rigid mount that secures one end of the coupling mast to the recovery craft, and spreader arms that are radially spreadable from the other end of the coupling mast. The spreader arms are initially radially inwardly retracted, and are inserted into an interface ring of the spacecraft. Then the spreader arms are radially outwardly extended to engage behind a protruding rim of the interface ring. A spring braces against the spacecraft. Next, the rigid mount is released and the coupling mast remains connected to the recovery craft only by a tension-transmitting cable. Thrusters of the recovery craft are activated to tow the spacecraft to a new target position, orbit, or trajectory.
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公开(公告)号:US20050190427A1
公开(公告)日:2005-09-01
申请号:US11040827
申请日:2005-01-20
IPC分类号: G02B26/08 , B64G1/42 , H02J17/00 , H04B10/118 , H04B10/80 , G01C3/08 , G02B5/12 , G02B26/00 , G02F1/00 , G02F1/01
CPC分类号: H04B10/806 , B64G1/428 , H02J7/025 , H02J17/00 , H02J50/30 , H02J50/90 , H04B10/118
摘要: To transmit energy without direct mechanical or electrical contact, a transmitter unit emits a laser beam onto a radiation receiver of a receiver unit including a photovoltaic cell arrangement surrounded by a ring-shaped reflector. A portion of the laser beam is reflected from the reflector back to the transmitter unit, where the received reflected signal is evaluated to determine the position of the laser beam impinging on the radiation receiver. The transmitter unit deflects the laser beam as necessary to impinge directly on the photovoltaic cell arrangement and track any relative motion of the receiver unit. The receiver unit orients the radiation receiver to optimize the energy reception. The position of the laser beam is modulated and the resulting variation of the reflected signal is evaluated to determine therefrom the position of the laser beam on the radiation receiver.
摘要翻译: 为了在没有直接机械或电接触的情况下传输能量,发射器单元将激光束发射到包括由环形反射器包围的光伏电池装置的接收器单元的辐射接收器上。 激光束的一部分从反射器反射回发射器单元,其中评估所接收的反射信号以确定激光束照射在辐射接收器上的位置。 发射器单元根据需要使激光束偏转以直接照射在光伏电池装置上并跟踪接收器单元的任何相对运动。 接收器单元定向辐射接收器以优化能量接收。 对激光束的位置进行调制,并且评估所得到的反射信号的变化,从而确定激光束在辐射接收器上的位置。
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公开(公告)号:US07423767B2
公开(公告)日:2008-09-09
申请号:US11040827
申请日:2005-01-20
CPC分类号: H04B10/806 , B64G1/428 , H02J7/025 , H02J17/00 , H02J50/30 , H02J50/90 , H04B10/118
摘要: To transmit energy without direct mechanical or electrical contact, a transmitter unit emits a laser beam onto a radiation receiver of a receiver unit including a photovoltaic cell arrangement surrounded by a ring-shaped reflector. A portion of the laser beam is reflected from the reflector back to the transmitter unit, where the received reflected signal is evaluated to determine the position of the laser beam impinging on the radiation receiver. The transmitter unit deflects the laser beam as necessary to impinge directly on the photovoltaic cell arrangement and track any relative motion of the receiver unit. The receiver unit orients the radiation receiver to optimize the energy reception. The position of the laser beam is modulated and the resulting variation of the reflected signal is evaluated to determine therefrom the position of the laser beam on the radiation receiver.
摘要翻译: 为了在没有直接机械或电接触的情况下传输能量,发射器单元将激光束发射到包括由环形反射器包围的光伏电池装置的接收器单元的辐射接收器上。 激光束的一部分从反射器反射回发射器单元,其中评估所接收的反射信号以确定激光束照射在辐射接收器上的位置。 发射器单元根据需要使激光束偏转以直接照射在光伏电池装置上并跟踪接收器单元的任何相对运动。 接收器单元定向辐射接收器以优化能量接收。 对激光束的位置进行调制,并且评估所得到的反射信号的变化,从而确定激光束在辐射接收器上的位置。
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公开(公告)号:US06959456B2
公开(公告)日:2005-11-01
申请号:US10623109
申请日:2003-07-17
申请人: Joerg Boettcher , Stephen Ransom , Frank Steinsiek
发明人: Joerg Boettcher , Stephen Ransom , Frank Steinsiek
CPC分类号: A62B17/001 , B64G6/00
摘要: A protection suit, particularly a spacesuit, has an opening in a back portion of the spacesuit for entering and exiting the suit. The spacesuit is suspended on one side of a bulkhead (5′) so that a hole in the bulkhead is aligned with the opening in the back portion of the suit. The opening is closeable by a backpack (3) which fits through the hole in the bulkhead into a decontamination chamber (7) on the opposite side of the bulkhead. Two sealing and interlocking systems are used. Each system has two subsystems to provide a total of four sealing and interlocking subsystems. A first subsystem (4) connects the spacesuit to the bulkhead that separates a living and working space from an airlock. A second subsystem (6) connects a backpack to the spacesuit (1). A third subsystem (9) connects the spacesuit, preferably through the backpack (3), to a decontamination chamber (7). A fourth subsystem (12) connects the decontamination chamber to the bulkhead (5′). Each subsystem (4, 6, 9, 12) is capable of hermetically sealing and interlocking the respective connection. The decontamination chamber is just large enough to accommodate the backpack.
摘要翻译: 防护服,特别是太空服,在进入和退出西装的太空服的后部有一个开口。 宇宙服悬挂在隔板(5')的一侧,使得隔板中的孔与衣服后部的开口对齐。 开口可通过背包(3)来封闭,背包(3)通过隔板中的孔装配到隔板相对侧的净化室(7)中。 使用两个密封和联锁系统。 每个系统都有两个子系统,共提供四个密封和联锁子系统。 第一个子系统(4)将太空服连接到将生活和工作空间与气闸分开的舱壁。 第二子系统(6)将背包连接到太空服(1)。 第三子系统(9)将太空服优选地通过背包(3)连接到净化室(7)。 第四子系统(12)将净化室连接到隔板(5')。 每个子系统(4,6,9,12)能够密封和互锁相应的连接。 净化室足够大以容纳背包。
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