TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Mikucki, Jill A.
A1  - Tulaczyk, Slawek
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Xu, Changsheng
T1  - IceMole - a maneuverable probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems : extended abstract / SCAR Open Science Conference 2012, Session 29: Advancing Clean Technologies for Exploration of Glacial Aquatic Ecosystems
N2  - The ”IceMole“ is a novel maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial water/brine. It is developed and build at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences’ Astronautical Laboratory. A first prototype was successfully tested on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier in 2010. Clean sampling is achieved with a hollow ice screw (as it is used in mountaineering) at the tip of the probe. Maneuverability is achieved with a differentially heated melting head. Funded by the German Space Agency (DLR), a consortium led by FH Aachen currently develops a much more advanced IceMole probe, which includes a sophisticated system for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in the ice. We intend to use this probe for taking clean samples of subglacial brine at the Blood Falls (McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica) for chemical and microbiological analysis. In our conference contribution, we 1) describe the IceMole design, 2) report the results of the field tests of the first prototype on the Morteratsch glacier, 3) discuss the probe’s potential for the clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial liquids, and 4) outline the way ahead in the development of this technology.
KW  - Eisschicht
KW  - Sonde
KW  - subsurface ice
KW  - subglacial aquatic ecosystems
Y1  - 2012
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Xu, Changsheng
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - Development and testing of a subsurface probe for detection of life in deep ice : [abstract]
N2  - We present the novel concept of a combined drilling and melting probe for subsurface ice research. This probe, named “IceMole”, is currently developed, built, and tested at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences’ Astronautical Laboratory. Here, we describe its first prototype design and report the results of its field tests on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier. Although the IceMole design is currently adapted to terrestrial glaciers and ice shields, it may later be modified for the subsurface in-situ investigation of extraterrestrial ice, e.g., on Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. If life exists on those bodies, it may be present in the ice (as life can also be found in the deep ice of Earth).
KW  - Eisschicht
KW  - Sonde
KW  - subsurface probe
KW  - subsurface ice research
Y1  - 2011
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Leimena, W.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Funke, O.
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - In-situ biological decontamination of an ice melting probe : [abstract]
N2  - The objective of our study was to investigate the efficacy of different in-situ decontamination protocols in the conditions of thermo-mechanical ice-melting.
KW  - Sonde
KW  - Dekontamination
KW  - Wasserstoffperoxid
KW  - Natriumhypochlorit
Y1  - 2010
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Funke, O.
T1  - A concept of a probe for particle analysis and life detection in icy environments
N2  - A melting probe equipped with autofluorescence-based detection system combined with a light scattering unit, and, optionally, with a microarray chip would be ideally suited to probe icy environments like Europa’s ice layer as well as the polar ice layers of Earth and Mars for recent and extinct live.
KW  - Sonde
KW  - Eisschicht
KW  - Autofluoreszenzverfahren
KW  - Lichtstreuungsbasierte Instrumente
KW  - autofluorescence-based detection system
KW  - light scattering analysis
Y1  - 2009
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Blome, Hans-Joachim
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Richter, Lutz
T1  - Proposal for an integrated European Space Exploration Study
JF  - Space Debris and Space Traffic Management Symposium 2004 : proceedings of the International Academy of Astronautics Space Debris and Space Traffic Management Symposium, held in conjunction with the 55th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), October 4 - 8, 2004, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / ed. by Joerg Bendisch
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 0-87703-523-7
N1  - Proceedings IAC-2004-IAA, 3.6.1.06; Space Debris and Space Traffic Management Symposium <2004, Vancouver, British Columbia> ; International Academy of Astronautics
PB  - Univelt
CY  - San Diego, Calif.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, W.
A1  - Loeb, H. W
A1  - Schartner, K.-H.
T1  - Main Belt Asteroid Sample Return Mission Using Solar Electric Propulsion
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 63 (2008), H. 1-4
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 0094-5765
N1  - International Astronautical Federation Congress <58, 2007, Hyderabad> ; International Astronautical Congress <58, 2007, Hyderabad> ; IAC-07-A3.5.07
SP  - 91
EP  - 101
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, A.
T1  - 1st ACT Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition : Results found at DLR
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 61 (2007), H. 9
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 0094-5765
N1  - Global Trajectory Optimization ;  Results of the First Competition Organised by the Advanced Concept Team (ACT) of the European Space Agency (ESA)
SP  - 742
EP  - 752
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, W.
A1  - Richter, L.
T1  - Multiple rendezvous and sample return missions to near-Earth objects using solar sailcraft / Dachwald, B. ; Seboldt, W. ; Richter, L.
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 59 (2006), H. 8-11
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 0094-5765
N1  - International Conference on Low Cost Planetary Missions <5, 2003, Noordwijk> ; Selected Proceedings
SP  - 768
EP  - 776
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, W.
T1  - Multiple Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous and Sample Return Using First Generation Solar Sailcraft
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 57 (2005), H. 11
Y1  - 2005
SN  - 0094-5765
SP  - 864
EP  - 875
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Optimization of very-low-thrust trajectories using evolutionary neurocontrol
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 57 (2005), H. 2-8
Y1  - 2005
SN  - 0094-5765
SP  - 175
EP  - 185
ER  -