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.