Laser-driven vehicles - from inner-space to outer-space

You are here: Homepage > Search

Laser-driven vehicles - from inner-space to outer-space

Yabe, T. / Phipps, C. / Aoki, K. / Yamaguchi, M. / Nakagawa, R. / Baasandash, C. / Ogata, Y. / Shiho, M. / Inoue, G. / Onda, M. / ... [more]

Abstract

Laser-supported propulsion of a micro-airplane with a water-covered ablator is demonstrated. The repetitive use of an overlay structure is experimentally demonstrated with a specially designed water supply. Various transparent over-lays are investigated by the CIP-based hydrodynamic code and by experiments using a pendulum and using a semi-conductor load cell. A momentum-coupling efficiency of approximately 10⁴ Ns/MJ is achieved by water-exotic-target experiments, in agreement with the simulation code, which predicts a maximum efficiency of approximately 10⁵ Ns/MJ. The concept of laser-supported propulsion can also be used for driving a Mach 5 airplane in the stratosphere, a micro-ship inside the human body, and a robot in a nuclear power reactor accident, during which large numbers of neutrons make electronic devices useless.

Access

Access via TIB

Check availability in my library

Order at Subito €

Export, share and cite

Document information

Title :

Laser-driven vehicles - from inner-space to outer-space

Contributors:

Yabe, T. (author) / Phipps, C. (author) / Aoki, K. (author) / Yamaguchi, M. (author) / Nakagawa, R. (author) / Baasandash, C. (author) / Ogata, Y. (author) / Shiho, M. (author) / Inoue, G. (author) / Onda, M. (author)

Published in:

Applied Physics A (Materials Science and Processing) ; 77 , 2 ; 243-249

Publication date :

2003

Size :

7 Seiten, 17 Quellen

ISSN :

0947-8396

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-003-2125-5

Type of media :

Article (Journal)