DISCOVERER Publications
2021
- Roberts P.C.E., Crisp N.H., Oiko V.T.A., Edmondson S., Romano F. et al. (2021). Early Results from the DISCOVERER Project. Presented at 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
- Crisp N.H., Macario-Rojas A., Roberts P.C.E., Edmondson S. et al. (2021). Launch, Operations, and First Experimental Results of the Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research (SOAR). Presented at 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
- Romano F., Espinosa-Orozco J., Pfeiffer M., et al. (2021). Intake design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP). Acta Astronautica. Volume 187, pp. 225-235. doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.06.033.
- Crisp N.H., Roberts P.C.E., Livadiotti S., Macario Rojas A., Oiko V.T.A., et al. (2021). In-orbit aerodynamic coefficient measurements using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research). Acta Astronaut. 180 (2021) 85–99. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.12.024.
- Romano, F., Chan, Y.-A., Herdrich, G., Traub, C. et al. (2021). Design, Set-Up, and First Ignition of the RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Conference paper: Space Propulsion Conference 2020+1, Virtual, Volume: 00247
- Crisp N.H. (2021). Very Low Earth Orbits — Reducing orbital altitude for lower cost Earth observation and communications satellites. Online.
2020
- Livadiotti S., Crisp N.H., Roberts P.C.E., Worrall S.D., Oiko V.T.A., et al. (2020). A Review of Gas-Surface Interaction Models for Orbital Aerodynamics Applications. Prog. Aerosp. Sci. 119: 100675. doi:10.1016/j.paerosci.2020.100675.
- Romano F., Chan Y.-A., Herdrich G., Roberts P.C.E. et al. (2020). RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster (IPT): Design, Set-up, and First Ignition. Presented at 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
- Roberts P.C.E., Crisp N.H., Edmondson S., Haigh S.J. et al. (2020). DISCOVERER: Developing Technologies to Enable Commercial Satellite Operations in Very Low Earth Orbit. Presented at 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
- Crisp N.H., Macario-Rojas A., Roberts P.C.E., Edmondson S. et al. (2020). Investigation of Novel Drag-Reducing and Atomic Oxygen Resistant Materials in Very Low Earth Orbit using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research). Presented at 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
- Oiko V.T.A., Roberts P.C.E., Macario-Rojas A., Edmondson S. et al. (2020). Ground-based Experimental Facility for Orbital Aerodynamics Research: Design, Construction and Characterisation. Presented at 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
- Crisp N.H., Roberts P.C.E., Livadiotti S., Oiko V.T.A., et al. (2020). The benefits of very low earth orbit for earth observation missions. Prog. Aerosp. Sci. 117 (2020) 100619. doi:10.1016/j.paerosci.2020.100619.
- Rodriguez-Donaire S., Sureda M., Garcia-Almiñana D., Sierra Salvadó E. et al. (2020). Earth Observation Technologies: Low-End-Market Disruptive Innovation. In book: Satellites and Innovative Technology [Working Title]. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.90923.
- Romano F., Chan Y.-A., Herdrich G. et al. (2020). RF helicon-based inductive plasma thruster (IPT) design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion system (ABEP). Acta Astronautica (in press), DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.07.008.
- Munoz V.C. et al. (2020). Attitude Control for Satellites Flying in VLEO using Aerodynamic Surfaces. JBIS, 73, pp.103-112.
2019
- Livadiotti, S., Crisp, N., Roberts, P., Edmondson, S. et al. (2019). Concepts and Applications of Aerodynamic Attitude and Orbital Control for Spacecraft in Very Low Earth Orbit. Conference paper: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington D.C., United States
- Crisp, N., Livadiotti, S., Roberts, P., Edmondson, S. et al. (2019). Demonstration of Aerodynamic Control Manoeuvres in Very Low Earth Orbit using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research). Conference paper: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington D.C., United States
- Oiko, V., Roberts, P., Worrall, S.D., Edmondson, S. et al. (2019). ROAR — A Ground-Based Experimental Facility for Orbital Aerodynamics Research. Conference paper: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington D.C., United States
- Roberts, P., Crisp, N., Romano, F., Herdrich, G. et al. (2019). KEYNOTE: DISCOVERER – Making Commercial Satellite Operations in Very Low Earth Orbit a Reality. Conference paper: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington D.C., United States
- Romano, F., Herdrich, G., Roberts, P. et al. (2019). Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP). Conference paper: International Astronautical Congress – IAC 2019, Washington D.C., USA
- Abrao Oiko, VT, Roberts, P, Edmondson, S, Worrall, S, Haigh, S, Smith, K, Crisp, N, Lyons, R, Livadiotti, S, Huyton, C, Sinpetru, L et al. (2019), Design and development of a hyper-thermal atomic oxygen wind tunnel facility. 14th International Symposium on Materials in the Space Environment (ISMSE), Biarritz, France.
- González D. et al. (2019). Modelling and Simulation of Very Low Earth Orbits. Conference paper and poster: 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Madrid, Spain (Paper / Poster)
- González D. et al. (2019). Scilab and Xcos for VLEO satellites modelling. Conference paper: Scilab Conference 2019, Berlin, Germany
- Romano, F., Herdrich, G., Roberts, P. et al. (2019). Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) for an Atmosphere- Breathing Electric Propulsion System: Design and Set in Operation. Conference paper: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC), At Vienna, Austria
- Masillo, S., Romano, F. et al. (2019). Analysis of electrodeless plasma source enhancement by an externally applied magnetic field for an inductive plasma thruster (IPT). Conference paper: 7th Russian-German Conference on Electric Propulsion.
- Traub C., Romano F., Binder T. et al. (2019). On the exploitation of differential aerodynamic lift and drag as a means to control satellite formation flight. CEAS Space Journal 12567: 1–18, May 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s12567-019-00254-y
2018
- Crisp N., Roberts P., Edmondson S., Haigh S., Huyton C., Livadiotti S., et al. (2018). SOAR -Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research. Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Bremen, Germany, October 1-5, 2018.
- Traub C., Romano F., Binder T., Boxberger A, Herdrich G., Fasoulas S., Roberts P. et al. (2018). A Review and Gap Analysis of Exploiting Aerodynamic Forces as a Means to Control Satellite Formation Flight. Presented at Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018, Friedrichshafen, Germany, September 4-6, 2018.
- Becedas J. et al. (2018). Aerodynamic Technologies for Earth Observation Missions in Very Low Earth Orbit. Presented at the 16th Reinventing Space Conference (RISpace), London, UK, October 30-November 1, 2018.
- Romano F. et al. (2018). Advances on the Inductive Plasma Thruster Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing EP System. Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Bremen, Germany, October 1-5, 2018.
- Romano F., Massuti-Ballester B., Binder T., Herdrich G., Fasoulas S. and Schönherr T. (2018). System analysis and test-bed for an atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system using an inductive plasma thruster. Acta Astronautica 147:114-126, June 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.03.031
- Romano F., Herdrich G., Binder T., Boxberger A., Traub C., Fasoulas S., Schönherr T., Roberts P. et. al. (2018). Effects of applied magnetic field on IPG6-S, test-bed for an ABEP-based inductive plasma thruster (IPT). Presented at the Space Propulsion 2018, Seville, Spain, May 14-18, 2018, SP2018 00412.
2017
- Romano F. et al. (2017). Performance Evaluation of a Novel Inductive Atmosphere-Breathing EP System. Presented at the 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, October 8 – 12, 2017.
- Roberts P. C. E. et al. (2017). DISCOVERER – Radical Redesign of Earth Observation Satellites for Sustained Operation at Significantly Lower Altitudes. Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Adelaide, Australia, September 25-29, 2017.
- Romano F. et al. (2017). System Aanalysis and Test-Bed for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System Using an Inductive Plasma Thruster. Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Federation (IAC), Adelaide, Australia, September 25-29, 2017.
