Meta-Lattice Composites for Survivability and Resiliency of Satellites from High-Power Microwaves

Project Member(s): Luo, Z., Oberst, S., Bennett, N., Yang, Y.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Office of National Intelligence (National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants - Intelligence)
Office of National Intelligence (National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants - Intelligence)

Start year: 2022

Summary: Directed energy systems, based on high-power microwaves (HPM), have become a significant threat to defence satellites. Advanced technologies for protecting on-board electronics against HPM weaponry are among the most urgent demands for enhancing satellite survivability and resilience. This project will develop novel ultralight meta-lattice composites as a solution to tackle this crucial challenge. The latest advances in topology optimization methodologies and their correlated numerical methods will be unified with additive manufacture, towards a generative design system to create multifunctional metacomposites, built for protection. This project empowers Australian Defence with a sovereign capability in space through technology innovation.

FOR Codes: Mechanical engineering asset management, Engineering electromagnetics, Expanding knowledge in engineering

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