A test console is described for operation of both high power Hall-effect thrusters (HETs) and ion thrusters. The console utilizes three-phase resonant DC conversion power modules. It is believed that three phase resonant conversion (3PRC) of electrical power is ideally suited for EP power systems, and will soon become the premier converter for flight applications. These converters produce the l...

This paper presents an optimal kinematic design of a 3PRC (prismatic-revolute-cylindrical) spatial translational parallel manipulator with inclined actuator arrangement by formulating a multi-objective optimization problem. Three performance criteria’s namely Global Conditioning Index (GCI), Global stiffness Index (GSI) and Workspace volume are considered as the objective functions. A multi-obj...