Provided is a space vehicle that, while having a relatively simple structure that can be reduced in size, can capture an object with no need for high-accuracy positioning. A space vehicle 1 includes: a main body 10; a movable portion 11 configured to reciprocate in an axial direction with respect to the main body 10; and a magnetic force generation unit 20 attached to a distal end of the movable portion 11, and attracts, by a magnetic force, a platelike body 2 attached to an object T in outer space. The magnetic force generation unit 20 includes: a magnet support member 23 attached to a distal end of the movable portion 11 via a buffer elastic body 22; and a plurality of permanent magnets 24 laid on a surface of the magnet support member 23 to form an attraction region C. When a drive unit 30 moves the movable portion 11 away from the main body 10, the attraction region C protrudes from the main body 10 while maintaining a fixed orientation crossing the axial direction, and is changeable in position and/or orientation by the buffer elastic body 22 in the case where an external force is applied.
SPACE NAVIGATING BODY AND CAPTURE SYSTEM
RAUMNAVIGATIONSKÖRPER UND ERFASSUNGSSYSTEM
CORPS DE NAVIGATION SPATIALE ET SYSTÈME DE CAPTURE
2023-08-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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