Smart Cloud : A novel method for the deflection and mitigation of asteroids
Gibbings, Alison and Vasile, Massimiliano (2012) Smart Cloud : A novel method for the deflection and mitigation of asteroids. In: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012, 2012-04-16 - 2012-04-20.
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Abstract
For the successful mitigation of asteroids a new deflection technique is proposed. SMART CLOUD combines the relative benefits of the kinematic impactor and the ion beam shepard in providing the release and subsequent impact of a high velocity dense cloud, of low mass, nano-size particles. Over an extended region of space, each impact caused by hundreds and thousands of these small size particles is significantly smaller than the disruption limit of fragmentation of the asteroid. Sputtering might occur but the asteroid will not fragment.
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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Poster) ID code: 44146 Dates: DateEvent16 April 2012PublishedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. AstronauticsDepartment: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Technology and Innovation Centre > Advanced Engineering and ManufacturingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 19 Jun 2013 10:23 Last modified: 09 Apr 2024 05:48 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/44146