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Transport and manipulation technologies of lunar soil and dust are under development utilizing the electrostatic force. Transport of particles is realized by an electrostatic conveyer consisting of parallel electrodes. Four-phase traveling electrostatic wave was applied to the electrodes to transport particles upon the conveyer and it was demonstrated that particles were efficiently transported under conditions of low frequency, high voltage, and the application of rectangular wave. Not only linear but also curved and closed transport was demonstrated. Numerical investigation was carried out with a three-dimensional hard-sphere model of the Distinct Element Method to clarify the mechanism of the transport and to predict performances in the lunar environment. This technology is expected to be utilized not only for the transport of bulk soil but also for the cleaning of a solar panel and an optical lens. Another technology is an electrostatic manipulation system to manipulate single particle. A manipulator consisted of two parallel pin electrodes. When voltage was applied between the electrodes, electrophoresis force generated in non-uniform electrostatic field was applied to the particle near the tip of the electrode. The particle was captured by the application of the voltage and released from the manipulator by turning off the voltage. It was possible to manipulate not only insulative but also conductive particles. Three-dimensional electrostatic field calculation was conducted to calculate the electrophoresis force and the Coulomb force.
| 元の言語 | English |
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| ホスト出版物のタイトル | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| ページ | 203-212 |
| ページ数 | 10 |
| 巻 | 969 |
| DOI | |
| 出版物ステータス | Published - 2008 |
| イベント | Space Technology and Applications International Forum: Enabling Space Exploration, STAIF 2008 - Albuquerque, NM 継続期間: 2008 2 10 → 2008 2 14 |
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| Other | Space Technology and Applications International Forum: Enabling Space Exploration, STAIF 2008 |
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| 市 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 期間 | 08/2/10 → 08/2/14 |
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Electrostatic transport and manipulation of lunar soil and dust. / Kawamoto, Hiroyuki.
AIP Conference Proceedings. 巻 969 2008. p. 203-212.研究成果: Conference contribution
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