The present invention sets out to provide a device for detecting space objects which is simple in construction and avoids a requirement for calibration. The present invention achieves the above object by providing a detection apparatus for an object flying in space comprising: at least one detection sheet element (1, 1a, 1b, 1c) that retains in a predetermined array pitch a plurality of conductive detection lines on at least one of a first and a second face of a non-conductive thin film that can be exposed in a space environment, and that is configured such that the direction in which the plurality of the conductive detection lines extend is mutually orthogonal when two of the detection sheet elements are laminated; and a detection circuit connected to each detection line, wherein when at least one of the plurality of conductive detection lines on the detection sheet element (1, 1a, 1b, 1c) is ruptured by a collision with an object flying in space, detection of the object flying in space that has collided with each detection sheet element (1, 1a, 1b, 1c) is enabled by the detection circuit.
Device for detecting space objects
Apparat zur Erkennung von Objekten im Weltall
Dispositif pour détecter des objets dans l'espace
13.09.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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