A laser propulsion method based on phased array control
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ZHEJIANG UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2020-07-07
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Abstract
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technical field
[0001] The invention relates to the field of laser propulsion, in particular to a laser propulsion method based on phased array control. Background technique
[0002] Laser propulsion is a technology that uses laser light pressure or energy conversion to propel a spacecraft. In the chemical fuel propulsion currently used, the weight of the chemical fuel carried is very large, and most of the energy is consumed in the propulsion process, and the efficiency is very low. Laser propulsion is to propel spacecraft through light pressure or laser conversion energy. Compared with chemical propulsion, the load ratio is higher, and it can break through the maximum speed limit of chemical propulsion aircraft. It can realize a wider range of adjustment of specific impulse and impulse coupling coefficient according to needs. . The phased array uses the array unit to control the direction of the beam. The light emitted by each emitting unit is coherent. By controlling th...