INTRODUCTION
It is proposed that an analytical treatment of particle accelerator
loops & high energy pulsed solenoid (HEPS) advancements can be applied
to satellite orbital transfer manoeuvers with scaled designs propelling
steel shipping containers. This translation of magnetic levitation
(maglev) mechanics between two elliptical contexts is first considered
geometrically to frame the problem before the method of action is
inspected [25]. If the concept is able to be validated analytically,
the system can then be built in MATLAB to publish research on design &
manufacturing.
A satellite is stationary in its own orbital frame of reference, acting
like a rail in comparison to the moving train overhead. When many are
joined together in a tight knit swarm, the arrangement of geometries
form the architectural components of larger, ‘stationary’, orbital
structures. A flat, square grid array of satellites fitted with scaled
HEPS creates a several meter area maglev launch platform. Each solenoid
is capable of pulsing high strength electromagnetic field lines that
expand as an ellipsoid, a 3D elliptical shape defined by the winding
length and thickness of the magnetic coil [31]. A conductive object,
such as a steel shipping container, placed directly above the array will
be affected by multiple maglev pulse vectors, creating a larger net
velocity by vector combination. The pulsed electromagnetic fields area
of intercept is defined by the ellipsoid which intersects as a circle on
the XY plane in the object above’s surface. This circle is the area of
induction affected by the pulsed electromagnetic field surface so is
treated as an equivalent resistance circuit (ERC) of a single wire, also
known as a pancake coil. This system of interactions will be framed
analytically using a construction of multiple sources in respective
areas to define the problem and it’s bounds in electromagnetic theory
and current research. Once the problem is defined, a success criterion
is isolated to assess whether the solenoid designs inductive force
generation exceeds the object above’s inertia and propulsion is
successful.