Increasing the load capacity of planar ferrofluid bearings by the addition of ferromagnetic material

Ferrofluid pocket bearings are a type of bearing that are able to carry a load using an air pocket encapsulated by a ferrofluid seal. Previously designed ferrofluid bearings show the great potential of the stick-slip-free and low viscous friction bearings, however until now the load capacity is limited. In this article a method is presented...

Mass optimization of PocketQube structures and deployers: A method demonstrated on the DelfiPQ PocketQube mission

the aim of this thesis is to regard all aspects concerning mass optimization with respect to small satellite structures and deployers, specifically aimed at the DelfiPQ PocketQube mission.