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  - JOUR
A1  - Ley, Wilfried
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Scholz, Artur
A1  - Piepenbrock, Johannes
T1  - COMPASS-1 picosatellite project / Ley, Wilfried ; Plescher, Engelbert ; Scholz, Artur ; Piepenbrock, Johannes
JF  - Small satellites for earth observation : digest of the 6th International symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics, Berlin, April 23 - 26, 2007 / ed. by Rainer Sandau; Hans-Peter Röser; Arnoldo Valenzuela
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 9783896855718
N1  - Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation ; (6, 2007, Berlin)
SP  - 147
EP  - 150
PB  - Wissenschaft und Technik Verl.
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Krämer, Stefan
A1  - Daab, Dominique Jonas
A1  - Müller, Brigitte
A1  - Wagner, Tobias
A1  - Baader, Fabian
A1  - Hessel, Joana
A1  - Gdalewitsch, Georg
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Wahle, Michael
A1  - Gierse, Andreas
A1  - Vetter, Rudolf
A1  - Pfützenreuter, Lysan
T1  - Development and flight-testing of a system to isolate vibrations for microgravity experiments on sounding rockets
JF  - 21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Balloon Research
Y1  - 2013
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Forstner, R.
T1  - Enceladus explorer - A maneuverable subsurface probe for autonomous navigation through deep ice
T2  - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012; Naples; Italy; 1 October 2012 through 5 October 2012. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC ; 3)
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-1-62276-979-7
SP  - 1756
EP  - 1766
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Benkö, Marietta
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
T1  - Space law: reconsidering the definition/delimitation question and the passage of spacecraft through foreign airspace. (Essential air and space law ; 12)
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 9789462360761 ; 9462360766  ; 9789460948176
PB  - Eleven International Publishing
CY  - The Hague
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Mathiak, Gerhard
A1  - Willnecker, Rainer
T1  - Technical aspects of liquid diffusion model experiments
T2  - 55th International Astronautical Congress : October 4 - 8, 2004, Vancouver, Canada / International Astronautical Federation. Bd. 8. IAC-04-J.5.04
Y1  - 2005
SP  - 5019
EP  - 5025
PB  - International Astronautical Federation
CY  - Paris
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mathiak, Gerhard
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Willnecker, Rainer
T1  - Liquid metal diffusion experiments in microgravity - Vibrational effects
JF  - Measurement science and technology
Y1  - 2005
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/16/2/003
SN  - 0957-0233
VL  - Vol. 16
IS  - No. 2
SP  - 336
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mathiak, Gerhard
A1  - Willnecker, Rainer
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
T1  - Vibrational effects on diffusion experiments
JF  - Microgravity science and technology : international journal for microgravity research and applications
Y1  - 2005
SN  - 0938-0108
VL  - Vol. 15
IS  - No. 1
SP  - 295
EP  - 300
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Mathiak, Gerhard
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Willnecker, Rainer
T1  - Parabolic flight experiments about vibrational effects on diffusion experiments
T2  - 54th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) :  Bremen, 29 Sept. 2003 through 3 Oct. 2003 ; vol. 1
Y1  - 2003
SP  - 4389
EP  - 4396
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Zierke, S.
A1  - Wulfen, B. van
A1  - Clemens, J.
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Ameres, G.
A1  - Hoffmann, R.
A1  - Mikucki, J.
A1  - Tulaczyk, S.
A1  - Funke, O.
A1  - Blandfort, D.
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Hiecker, S.
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Schöngarth, Sarah
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Eliseev, D.
A1  - Heinen, D.
A1  - Scholz, F.
A1  - Wiebusch, C.
A1  - Macht, S.
A1  - Bestmann, U.
A1  - Reineking, T.
A1  - Zetzsche, C.
A1  - Schill, K.
A1  - Förstner, R.
A1  - Niedermeier, H.
A1  - Szumski, A.
A1  - Eissfeller, B.
A1  - Naumann, U.
A1  - Helbing, K.
T1  - Navigation technology for exploration of glacier ice with maneuverable melting probes
JF  - Cold Regions Science and Technology
N2  - The Saturnian moon Enceladus with its extensive water bodies underneath a thick ice sheet cover is a potential candidate for extraterrestrial life. Direct exploration of such extraterrestrial aquatic ecosystems requires advanced access and sampling technologies with a high level of autonomy. A new technological approach has been developed as part of the collaborative research project Enceladus Explorer (EnEx). The concept is based upon a minimally invasive melting probe called the IceMole. The force-regulated, heater-controlled IceMole is able to travel along a curved trajectory as well as upwards. Hence, it allows maneuvers which may be necessary for obstacle avoidance or target selection. Maneuverability, however, necessitates a sophisticated on-board navigation system capable of autonomous operations. The development of such a navigational system has been the focal part of the EnEx project. The original IceMole has been further developed to include relative positioning based on in-ice attitude determination, acoustic positioning, ultrasonic obstacle and target detection integrated through a high-level sensor fusion. This paper describes the EnEx technology and discusses implications for an actual extraterrestrial mission concept.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.11.006
SN  - 0165-232X
IS  - 123
SP  - 53
EP  - 70
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Gierse, Andreas
A1  - Krämer, Stefan
A1  - Daab, Dominique J.
A1  - Hessel, Joana
A1  - Baader, Fabian
A1  - Müller, Brigitte S.
A1  - Wagner, Tobias
A1  - Gdalewitsch, Georg
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Pfützenreuter, Lysan
T1  - Experimental in-flight modal-analysis of a sounding rocket structure
T2  - 21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Ballon related Research
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 9789290922858
SP  - 341
EP  - 346
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Xu, Changsheng
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
T1  - IceMole : Development of a novel subsurface ice probe and testing of the first prototype on the Morteratsch Glacier
T2  - EGU General Assembly 2011 Vienna | Austria | 03 – 08 April 2011
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).
Y1  - 2011
ER  - 
TY  - RPRT
A1  - Blandford, Daniel
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Hiecke, Hannah
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Lindner, Peter
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Schöngarth, Sarah
T1  - Enceladus Explorer : Schlussbericht —  Version: 1.0
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2314/GBV:86319950X
N1  - Förderkennzeichen BMWi 50NA1206
PB  - FH Aachen
CY  - Aachen
ER  -