Space micropropulsors

In classical aerospace technologies, the physical principle that has allowed aircraft to take off, rockets to leave the Earth’s gravity well, and satellites to move between orbits has been a very straightforward version of Newton’s third law, whereby in order to move in one direction, material must be ejected in the opposite direction. All engines used till the date, to move in and around the atmosphere, are limited to this method where it is necessary to include a large amount of propellant in the rocket payload, which adds to the mass of the rocket itself and imposes a limitation in imparting the necessary thrust to achieve escape velocity.

We are working on the development of a propellant-free propulsion system based on non-linear effects of piezoelectric materials. We will also work on novel materials that can increase the efficiency of thrusters and prepare them for long and stable use.