Geometry & custody
Native CAD/STEP, positive transfer, docking and the retained carrier pallet.
Inspect evidenceVOLLEY G5 ACR1 / integrated study
One path.
Commanded
departures.
A reusable electromagnetic carrier, guided payload transfer and individually commanded CubeSat release — evaluated as one integrated computational design.
12 × 3U1–3 m/s modeled commandsCAD + numerical evidence
01 / SYSTEM STUDYONE CONTROLLED CONFIGURATION
01 / The operating cycle
Store. Transfer. Release.
The handling path connects fixed storage to one reusable launch carrier.
- 01 · Store & select
Twelve 4 kg 3U envelopes in two six-level banks. Restrain the inventory; select one cell.
- 02 · Feed & capture
A guided lead screw pushes laterally into the indexed lift. Positive custody transfers the payload and captive pallet.
- 03 · Dock & clear
The lift lowers to the carrier. Prove the pallet locks and withdraw the custody frame before enabling launch.
- 04 · Release & recover
Command a modeled 1–3 m/s shot. The payload departs; the pallet stays on the carrier through arrest and return.
02 / Study results
The full system changes the trade.
Modeled command range1–3 m/s
Coupled release, circuit and arrest cases; these are computational results.
Installed device allocation156.557 kg
149.55672 kg CAD mass plus 7 kg power/control allowance. Payloads add 48 kg.
Twelve-release mission24 h
All payloads and the retained host evaluated 24 hours after the final release.
The same-input comparison matters.
The tested uniform 2 m/s family closes within the stated host authority. The ideal ground-pretrimmed spring comparator closes both studied target families; these preplanned cases establish no VOLLEY propellant or initial wet-mass advantage.
Explore the mission result →03 / Inspect the work
Four routes into the evidence.
Motor & resources
Finite geometry, moving mass, circuit behavior, energy and arrest.
Inspect evidenceOrbital delivery
Twelve synthetic full-state targets and the host-assisted spring comparison.
Inspect evidenceDocuments & reproduction
Report, source scene, figures, numerical outputs and reproduction routes.
Inspect evidence04 / Configuration lineage
A revision with a clear identity.
ARCHIVE
Original Gen5
Earlier force, fit and mass findings remain dated evidence.
CURRENT STUDY
G5 ACR1
Corrected integrated twelve-3U configuration and dependent computational evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT
Gen6
Separately identified mixed-size handling studies and hardware correlation gates.
05 / Evidence in view
Inspect interfaces. Read the outputs.
Current status
A defined computational configuration.
Evaluated
The integrated twelve-3U ACR1 architecture has editable CAD/STEP, nominal motion and custody checks, finite motor and coupled shot models, and a same-input host-assisted mission comparison.
Subsequent development
Instrumented hardware correlation, environment testing and payload/host qualification remain future work. Gen6 mixed-size studies have their own configuration and evidence.
The project ecosystem
A front door for each kind of work.
Main
Integrated system, operating sequence and engineering evidence.
EngineeringLabs
Alternative architectures, trade rationale and exploratory studies.
Research vaultThesis
Academic report, presentation and chapter evidence.
Academic recordPaper
Manuscript, methods, data and reproducibility.
Manuscript