Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Debris retrieval control apparatus, debris retrieval satellite, and debris retrieval system
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Application No.: US17609781Application Date: 2019-06-25
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Publication No.: US11952150B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Hisayuki Mukae
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: XSENSUS LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/025227 2019.06.25
- International Announcement: WO2020/261397A 2020.12.30
- Date entered country: 2021-11-09
- Main IPC: B64G1/10
- IPC: B64G1/10 ; B64G1/24 ; B64G1/64
Abstract:
An apparatus communication device (950) communicates with at least one of a parent satellite (310) and a child satellite (320). A control unit (110) generates a control command (51) to capture debris by sandwiching the debris between the parent satellite (310) and the child satellite (320) and carry out an active control operation during orbital descent on a flying object which is the parent satellite (310), the debris, and the child satellite (320) being connected together. Then, the control unit (110) transmits the control command (51) to at least one of the parent satellite (310) and the child satellite (320) via the apparatus communication device (950).
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