An Innovative Deployable Telescopic Space Boom System

牛津空间系统公司的目标是设计、建造和演示一个工程模型飞行概念伸缩臂，满足几个商业空间部门机会确定的技术和商业要求。功能原型将允许展示设计的关键属性：占地效率，低质量，可扩展的设计和基于双稳定轧制复合材料的高度新颖的驱动系统。后者使有效载荷的服务要求，如气体和电气馈送，能够直接嵌入到轧制复合材料中，从而产生一种更简化和更可靠的有效载荷容纳方式。该吊臂的应用包括电力推进、有效载荷定位、天线系统和空间碎片缓减的离轨结构。该项目的原型机将用于吸引潜在客户，并作为向飞行水平发展的基础。OSS将他们的boom项目视为加速英国离子推进器发展的催化剂，因为他们拥有独特的英国技术组合，可以为平台建造者探索全电动平台的选择。牛津空间系统公司还预计，原型机将用于与对英国工程和空间活动感兴趣的学校和大学的外展活动。

Oxford Sapce System's objective is to design, construct and demonstrate an Engineering Model flight concept telescopic boom that meets the technical and commercial requirements of several commercial space sector opportunities identified. The functioning prototype will permit the demonstration of the design's key attributes: footprint efficiency, low mass, scalable design and a highly novel drive system based upon bi-stable rolled composite material. The latter enables the service requirements of a payload, such as gas and electrical feeds, to be directly embedded into the rolled composite material thus producing a much simplified and more reliable means of payload accommodation. Applications of the boom include electric propulsion, payload positioning, antenna systems and de-orbiting structures for space debris mitigation. The project’s prototype will be used to engage potential customers and serve as the basis to progress development toward flight level status. OSS view their boom project as a catalyst for accelerating UK ion-thruster development by virtue of having a unique combination of UK technologies to offer platform builders exploring all-electric platform options. Oxford Space Systems also anticipate the prototype being available for outreach activity with schools and universities interested in UK engineering and space activities.