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UTILITY PLATFORM AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR MINIATURE SPACECRAFT

Zhu Yilin (Chinese Academy of Space Technology,Beijing 100081)   

  • Published:1997-04-25

Abstract: In the paper the concept and application of Integrated Utility Module (IUM) are introduced first,and then the critical technologies for miniaturization of spacecraft,such as cableless interconnects,multifunction structures,advanced lightweight materials.autonomous thermal management and miniature thermal control,high density electrical packaging and interconnects and integrated design environment are presented and finally,the development processes for the microspacecraft using IUM is described.