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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Mohammad M. Mojarradi, La Canada, CA (US);
James Polk, Pasadena, CA (US);
Colleen Marrese, Pasadena, CA (US);
Juergen Mueller, Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A micro-colloid thruster system may be fabricated using micro electromechanical system (MEMS) fabrication techniques. A beam of charged droplets may be extracted from an emitter tip in an emitter array by an extractor electrode and accelerated by an accelerator electrode to produce thrust. The micro-colloid thruster system may be used as the main propulsion system for microspacecraft and for precision maneuvers in larger spacecraft.
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