Cosmonautic Vehicles TRIZ Cases
- Probe-Based Vehicle Capture Assembly for Passive Spacecraft Docking
A probe assembly uses biased retention elements for passive spacecraft capture, reducing active components and docking failure risk.
- Microgravity Tank With Magnetic Filter Wiping for Multiphase Fluids
A membrane tank uses magnetic coupling to wipe blocked filters and stir multiphase contents without dynamic seals in microgravity.
- Fold-Out Space Articulated Arm with Thermally Stable Joint Strap
Carbon-fiber tubes, reinforcements, and a flexible metal strap enable controlled folding across extreme space temperatures.
- Cascaded Camera Imaging Balances Survey Accuracy and Processing Speed
High-redundancy overview images and low-overlap detail captures speed high-resolution photomap generation.
- Fluid Transfer Interface With Electropermanent Magnet Coupling
This case uses switchable electropermanent magnets to simplify fluid interface alignment, coupling, and disconnection in space.
- Interactive Orbital Trajectory Prediction With Sensor And Model Selection
This case combines sensor selection, multiple orbital models, and barycentric views for faster trajectory configuration and analysis.
- Dual-Mode Chemical-Electric Propulsion for CubeSat Thrust and Isp
This case combines chemical and electric propulsion in one CubeSat engine to balance rapid maneuvers, station-keeping, size, and mass.
- Sunlit Orbital Debris Search with Hierarchical Track Processing
A ground telescope and GPU-based hierarchical processing build debris tracks from detector data for real-time trajectory detection.
- Energy-Harvesting Satellite Identification Tags for Noncooperative Satellites
An attachable tag harvests environmental energy to transmit RF identity signals, pairing tag data with radar orbital paths.
- Turbomolecular Air-Scoop for ULEO Atmospheric Propulsion
The TASC air-scoop collects and compresses atmospheric particles, supplying electric thrusters for sustainable ULEO operation.
- Boom Deployer With Motorized Drum for In-Orbit Antenna Deployment
A motorized drum and tensioning mechanism deploy satellite booms without blooming.
- Magnetic Field Plate for Electric Propulsion Backsputter Mitigation
A plate-mounted transverse magnetic field slows ions below the sputtering threshold, preserving plume integrity during propulsion tests.
- Nuclear Reactor Direct Drive for Cryocooler Turbine Boil-Off Control
A nuclear reactor heats working fluid to drive the cryocooler turbine, reducing conversion losses and liquid hydrogen boil-off.
- Collapsible Tubular Mast with Inter-Truss Material for Variable Stiffness
Inter-truss surface material and curved members support high extended-state stiffness while enabling compact contracted storage.
- Mandrel-Wound Eccentric Fuel Cores to Reduce Insulation Cracking
This case combines tensioned mandrel winding with eccentric fuel monoliths to improve alignment and protect reactor insulation from hot-gas penetration.
- Satellite Dispensing With Diagonal Struts for Batch Deployment
This case shows how sub-stack and full-stack struts improve lateral stability, payload-space use, and multi-location satellite release.