Collaborative Research: I/UCRC in Space Power and Propulsion

0832399密歇根大学安娜堡分校；Alec Gallimore0832434密歇根理工大学；里昂·金(主导研究所)密歇根大学和密歇根理工大学提议为合作中心“空间动力与推进I/UCRC”提供规划赠款，从事运载火箭、空间推进、能源生成、能量储存和能量处理等领域的研究。该计划的动机是商业应用在航天工业中的日益渗透。这一建议的学术价值在于为航天器的地面测试制定了新的方法和标准。通过标准化测试技术，可以更容易地对新设计进行基准测试，并可以在更少的测试时间内预测失败率。通过改进地面测试设施能力和测量一致性的测量标准，工业界将能够更好地判断测试设计的优点，并更有信心地接受它们。拟议中的中心与两所大学合作，并得到几个政府机构和行业的批准，如果成功，将促进研究开发，以支持美国卫星通信和航空航天行业。这项研究将有助于保持美国在太空力量和推进力方面的战略竞争力。一旦该中心成立，私人投资机构将寻求通过招募其他大学和成员来扩大研究专业知识。这两所大学还将招募、教育和留住代表不足的群体的计划制度化。

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC in Space Power and Propulsion0832399 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Alec Gallimore0832434 Michigan Technological University; Lyon King (lead institute) University of Michigan and Michigan Technological University propose a planning grant for a collaborative center "I/UCRC in Space Power and Propulsion" to pursue research in areas including launch vehicles, in-space propulsion, energy generation, energy storage, and energy processing. The program is motivated by the increasing penetration of commercial applications in the space industry. The intellectual merit of this proposal lies in the development of new methods and standards for terrestrial testing of space craft. By standardizing testing techniques, new designs can be more readily benchmarked and failure rates can be predicted with less time in testing. By improving standards for measuring ground test facility capability and consistency of measurement, industry will be better able to judge the merits of tested designs and accept them with greater confidence. The proposed center in collaboration with two universities and endorsed by several government agencies and industries, if successful, will facilitate the research development to support the US satellite communication and aerospace industries. This research will help maintain U.S. strategic competitiveness in space power and propulsion. Once the center has been established, the PIs will seek to broaden the research expertise by recruiting other universities and members. Both universities have also institutionalized programs to recruit, educate, and retain under-represented groups.