DEBRIS REMOVAL DEVICE AND DEBRIS REMOVAL METHOD

DEBRIS REMOVAL DEVICE AND DEBRIS REMOVAL METHOD

A debris removal device (1) is provided with: an end-mass (2) configured to be approachable to a debris (X) to be removed; a debris capture device (3) detachably mounted to the end-mass (2); and a tether (4) linking the debris capture device (3) and the end-mass (2). The debris capture device (3) is...

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Hauptverfasser: MORI, HATSUO, HASHIMOTO, KOZUE, IZUMIYAMA, TAKU, HIRAKO, KEIICHI, KAWAMOTO, SATOMI
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre
Schlagworte:
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:A debris removal device (1) is provided with: an end-mass (2) configured to be approachable to a debris (X) to be removed; a debris capture device (3) detachably mounted to the end-mass (2); and a tether (4) linking the debris capture device (3) and the end-mass (2). The debris capture device (3) is provided with a harpoon (31) capable of penetrating the debris (X), an ejection device (32) for ejecting the harpoon (31), a guide member (33) disposed so as to be capable of abutting on a surface of the debris (X) to adjust the ejection angle of the harpoon (31) with respect to the surface of the debris (X), and a switch (34) that transmits an ejection signal to the ejection device (32), wherein, after the harpoon (31) penetrates the debris X, the end-mass (2) is detached from the debris capture device (3) and the tether (4) is released into the outer space.