Electrostatic discharge mitigation for a first spacecraft operating in proximity to a second spacecraft and related methods

Methods and systems for mitigating or reducing the risk of an electrostatic discharge due to static charge differentials between a first spacecraft (10) and a second spacecraft (11) as the first spacecraft approaches the second spacecraft may be accomplished using a passive electrostatic discharge m...

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Main Authors Agathon-Burton, Christina, Herbert, Gregg A, Llorens, William A, Graham, Ronald Lynn, Michel, Matthew Alan, Cochran, Dewey Edwin
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.12.2019
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Summary:Methods and systems for mitigating or reducing the risk of an electrostatic discharge due to static charge differentials between a first spacecraft (10) and a second spacecraft (11) as the first spacecraft approaches the second spacecraft may be accomplished using a passive electrostatic discharge mitigation device (20). In some embodiments, mitigation of static potential between the first spacecraft and the second spacecraft may be actively accomplished by an electric propulsion system (31) provided on the first spacecraft. In some embodiments, mitigation may be provided by both actively and passively mitigating static potential between the first spacecraft and the second spacecraft.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20180252956