{"id":4999,"date":"2013-10-21T16:26:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4999"},"modified":"2013-10-21T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T16:26:17","slug":"dod-spheres-rings-to-demo-micro-electromagnetic-formation-flight-on-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4999","title":{"rendered":"DOD SPHERES-RINGS to demo micro electromagnetic formation flight on ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astronauts on the ISS will soon test two objects inside the station that will use steerable electromagnets to control their attitude and relative position and also to transfer power:\u00a0Department of Defense Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites-RINGS – NASA<\/a><\/p>\n

The Department of Defense Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites-RINGS (DOD SPHERES-RINGS) investigation uses the SPHERES facility and is designed to demonstrate and test, in a complex environment, enhanced technologies and techniques related to micro electromagnetic formation flight (EMFF) and wireless inductive power transfer. By advancing the knowledge base with regards to inter-satellite attitude control and wireless power transfer, future systems can expect enhanced attitude control performance between separate satellites and potentially the ability to efficiently transfer power at a distance, possibly alleviating the need for alternate or expendable (i.e., batteries) power sources.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"DOD_SPHERES-RINGS1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The technology could be quite useful in space:<\/p>\n

As a test bed, the SPHERES facility serves to develop and test new technologies which, in turn, become part of future DoD and NASA missions. The DOD SPHERES-RINGS investigation hardware and algorithms were developed to enable autonomous propellant-free, plume-free satellite cluster maintenance. By advancing the knowledge base with regards to inter-satellite attitude control and wireless power transfer, future systems can expect enhanced attitude control performance between separate satellites and potentially the ability to efficiently transfer power at a distance, possibly alleviating the need for alternate or expendable (i.e., batteries) power sources. The inductive wireless power transfer experiment aids in establishing the hardware necessary for future wireless powering of space robotic, sensor and enhanced communications systems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And on earth:<\/p>\n

The inductive wireless power transfer experiment aids in establishing the hardware necessary for future wireless powering of urban robotics and sensor systems as well as enhanced underwater communications systems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Find more about the project at\u00a0ISS Crew To Test Electromagnetic Station-Keeping – Aviation Week<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Astronauts on the ISS will soon test two objects inside the station that will use steerable electromagnets to control their attitude and relative position and also to transfer power:\u00a0Department of Defense Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites-RINGS – NASA The Department of Defense Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites-RINGS (DOD SPHERES-RINGS) investigation uses … Continue reading DOD SPHERES-RINGS to demo micro electromagnetic formation flight on ISS<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1iD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6084,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6084","url_meta":{"origin":4999,"position":0},"title":"Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge on Jan.17 – Webcast on NASA TV","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Students will once again compete in programming the SPHERES robots on the ISS: NASA, MIT, DARPA Host Fifth Annual Student Robotics Challenge Jan. 17\u00a0 NASA will participate in the fifth annual Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge Friday, Jan. 17, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge, Mass. 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