Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jan 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003aipc..654.1204k&link_type=abstract
SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INT.FORUM-STAIF 2003: Conf.on Thermophysics in Microgravity; Commercial/Civil Next Generation
Statistics
Applications
Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Engineering
Scientific paper
In Space, minor forces exerted over long periods can produce major results. Force fields of various kinds can be used to build large structures, superseding the human-intensive construction techniques of today. In this paper we consider how several techniques now used in other fields can be generalized and applied to Space-based construction. Radiation pressure exerted by coherent beams on scattering objects is today used in microscale positioning. Standing-wave fields offer important advantages - the radiation force in a standing wave field can be 3 orders of magnitude greater than that of the source. The strong analogy between optical/electromagnetic and acoustic radiation is used to extend a microgravity flight result from acoustic standing wave fields to electromagnetic fields. - walls of complex shape can be formed automatically. The interim architecture to bootstrap an economy which will permit large-scale construction projects is briefly considered.
Czechowski Joseph
Komerath Narayanan M.
Wanis Sameh S.
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