Laser-driven vehicles: from inner space to outer space

Takashi Yabe; Claude R. Phipps; Keiichi Aoki; Masashi Yamaguchi; Yoichi Ogata; Makoto Shiho; Gen Inoue; Masahiko Onda; Kazuhiko Horioka; Itsuro Kajiwara; Kunio Yoshida

doi:10.1117/12.482041

13 September 2002 Laser-driven vehicles: from inner space to outer space

Takashi Yabe, Claude R. Phipps, Keiichi Aoki, Masashi Yamaguchi, Yoichi Ogata, Makoto Shiho, Gen Inoue, Masahiko Onda, Kazuhiko Horioka, Itsuro Kajiwara, Kunio Yoshida

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Proceedings Volume 4760, High-Power Laser Ablation IV; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482041
Event: International Symposium on High-Power Laser Ablation 2002, 2002, Taos, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

Laser supported propulsion of a micro-airplane with water-covered ablator is demonstrated. The repetitive use of overlay structure is experimentally demonstrated with specially-designed water supply. The various transparent overlay is investigated by the CIP-based hydrodynamic code and experiments by pendulum and semi-conductor load cell. The momentum coupling efficiency of 5000 N-sec/MJ has been achieved by ORION experiments that agree with the simulation code. With the maximum efficiency approximately 10⁵ N- sec/MJ predicted by the simulation, 30 pulses of MJ laser can give the sound speed to 10tons airplane. The concept can also be used for driving a micro-ship inside human body and a robot under the accidental circumstance of nuclear power reactor in which large amount of neutron source makes electronic device useless.

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Takashi Yabe, Claude R. Phipps, Keiichi Aoki, Masashi Yamaguchi, Yoichi Ogata, Makoto Shiho, Gen Inoue, Masahiko Onda, Kazuhiko Horioka, Itsuro Kajiwara, and Kunio Yoshida "Laser-driven vehicles: from inner space to outer space", Proc. SPIE 4760, High-Power Laser Ablation IV, (13 September 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482041

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