Sentences with phrase «electric propulsion»

The Asteroid Redirect Vehicle, part of NASA's Asteroid Initiative concept, is shown traveling to lunar orbit using its solar electric propulsion system in this artist's concept.

Blume also ruled out the possibility of any kind of electric propulsion for its halo model, claiming that current plug - in hybrid technology recently announced in the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid will not be suitable for a car such as the 911 due to packaging constraints.

«You actually can get to the moon with electric propulsion by spiraling slowly away from Earth for a year and building up speed,» says Belbruno.

«The propulsion system on the gateway mainly uses high - power electric propulsion for station - keeping and the ability to transfer among a family of orbits in the lunar vicinity.»

The plug - in technology enables the battery to fully charge from a standard electrical outlet, enabling pure electric propulsion in many driving situations, especially urban commutes in which fuel efficiency may double that of a conventional hybrid.

And even if we can't fit ships with pure electric propulsion... replacing all the rest is still better than no change at all.

Belbruno got his chance to attempt the impossible when NASA decided to explore the feasibility of using electric propulsion to get a small probe to the moon.

He began his career in 1962 at Lewis Research Center, where he worked on electric propulsion systems.

The asteroid initiative will incorporate advanced solar electric propulsion technology as a power source for spacecraft, offering greater flexibility to the spacecraft and mission planners.

Its designers credit the freedom created by electric propulsion for the concept's «unique side profile» and its «sharply slanted front windshield,» which give the e-Evolution a distinctly agile look.

Mature electric propulsion devices such as ion engines, hall thrusters and magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters have electrodes exposed to the plasmas.

But whatever the Allroad Shooting Brake Concept previews — and we'll have a better idea next week when it's revealed at Detroit — it comes with quattro all wheel drive and gets some form of electric propulsion as it's wearing an e-tron badge.

At Volkswagen's Wörthersee meeting this week, 13 apprentices from Volkswagen Wolfsburg and Sitech are presenting the first GTI that also features electric propulsion: the Golf GTI First Decade.

Powering the model will be a version of the third generation of Honda's two - motor hybrid system, featuring a highly efficient 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine, a powerful electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack.

The Quant e-Sportlimousine backs up striking design with new electric propulsion tech and a 200mph - plus top speed

To stay in that exact spot, the craft will use a field emission electric propulsion engine, which ejects ions of liquid metal cesium to exert a miniscule thrust to counter tiny forces on the craft, such as the sunlight itself.

The front wheels are powered by the same electric propulsion system currently used in the Nissan LEAF.

An electric powertrain consisting of a UQM PowerPhase electric propulsion system mated with the BorgWarner 31 - 03 eGearDrive transmission provides a compact and torque - dense package, delivering nearly 2,000 N · m (1,500 lb - ft) of torque with a gear ratio of approximately 6.5 to 1.

Its stated purpose is to test and develop new technologies for spaceflight, such as NASA's Space Launch System heavy - lift rocket, its Orion deep - space crew capsule and an advanced solar - electric propulsion engine suitable for long - haul cargo trips.

The XTS Platinum concept's plug - in hybrid electric propulsion system (PHEV) builds on the experience Cadillac has gained with the Escalade Hybrid and Escalade Platinum Hybrid flagship models.

In 2014, Dmytro Rafalskyi and Ane Aanesland from the Laboratory of Plasma Physics, École Polytechnique, France demonstrated a new electric propulsion concept.

The budget confirms plans to cancel the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), an Obama Administration priority, and instead directs efforts towards developing solar - electric propulsion capabilities.

The ML450 BlueHybrid is a two - mode that can run at low speeds using only electric propulsion, whereas the S400 BlueHybrid uses its electric motor as an auxiliary power source but still promises fuel economy of nearly 30 mpg.

Electric propulsion also redefines powertrain refinement.

As the powertrain already produces a combined 1500hp and with electric propulsion providing instant torque from the Direct Drive system, we did not have to go as extreme on ICE power.

Cadillac said the four - passenger Converj concept was intended to show how GM's revolutionary electric propulsion technology — called Voltec — could power a luxury coupe with a typically Cadillac «no compromises» design.

Hence, Atkinson cycle engines see the most use with hybrid drivetrains, where electric propulsion can make up for power deficiencies.

Electric propulsion works by driving a stream of plasma, or electrically charged gas, out the back of a spacecraft.

By shifting these shorter routes to cleaner, more efficient electric propulsion, we could save more energy intensive jet fuel for those longer routes that really need it.

Professor Alec Gallimore is the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan where he directs the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory.

The most established electric propulsion concepts, for example gridded - ion thrusters, accelerate and emit a larger number of positively charged particles than those with negative charge.

Here electric propulsion, with its higher exhaust speed, is preferred as it typically uses less propellant that than chemical rockets.

ExoTerra Resource in Littleton, Colorado: The «Multipurpose SEP Module for ARM and Beyond» study will define concepts for an extensible multipurpose Solar Electric Propulsion module designed for launch on Falcon 9.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver -: The «Adapting Commercial Spacecraft for the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle» study will define system concepts for a Solar Electric Propulsion Module based on an existing commercial spacecraft bus and NASA Hall thrusters.

Compared with the roar of chemical rockets, electric propulsion produces only a gentle purr.

Passenger drone designs favor «distributed electric propulsion,» meaning instead of one large rotor powered by a large engine they have multiple propellers each powered by its own, smaller motor.

More detailed understanding of the plasma dynamics will hopefully lead to further development of the advanced high power and electrodeless electric propulsion device.

As the largest U.S. icebreaker, the Healy measures 420 feet long and plies the seas with 30,000 horsepower of diesel electric propulsion.

His Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) system produces the smallest thrust of any space engine ever: It is designed to counter the force of sunlight on a spacecraft — about the same as that of a single falling human hair.

The idea that emerged at our first brainstorming session was to use robotic electric propulsion tugs to place chemical boosters at key points in a trajectory like a trail of bread crumbs; once the trail is laid, astronauts can set out and pick up the boosters as they go along.

«The enormous propellant - mass savings achieved with electric propulsion allows two all - electric satellites to launch on one smaller, less expensive launch vehicle,» Walker said.

Dozens of commercial and military satellites, as well as NASA's Dawn science probe to the asteroid belt, use electric propulsion today, but the power generated for their maneuvering thrusters is low, according to the panel of experts who spoke at the hearing.

Bolden was grilled by subcommittee chairman Steve Palazzo (R - MS) and committee chairman Smith on why he was ignoring NAC's advice to (1) obtain an independent cost evaluation (ICE) of ARM prior to the Mission Concept Review (which just took place), and (2) modify it so that its primary objective is demonstration of high power solar electric propulsion rather than obtaining a sample of an asteroid, and to send the spacecraft to Mars and back rather than to an asteroid.

Progress made under the NTP project could also help enable high performance fission power systems and Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).»