{"id":99,"date":"2025-03-31T18:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayaannaha.com\/?p=99"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:12:38","slug":"robotics-in-space-how-why-thermal-control-systems-are-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayaannaha.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/robotics-in-space-how-why-thermal-control-systems-are-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotics In Space: How &amp; Why Thermal Control Systems Are Used"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ayaannaha\/robotics-in-space-how-why-thermal-control-systems-are-used-3b8ad36e59a0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ayaannaha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ayaannaha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/ayaannaha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ayaannaha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrote an article about active and passive cooling systems for robotics in space. This article covers radiators, heat pipes, cryocoolers, pumped fluid loops, and phase change materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ebac\">Takeaways<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Space has extreme temperature fluctuations that can damage components and electronics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spacecraft &amp; rovers rely on thermal control to function properly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thermal control takes the form of moving heat, releasing heat, and storing heat for later use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radiators are usually used for releasing heat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heat pipes and fluid loops are common ways of transferring heat throughout a spacecraft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heaters and cryocoolers are active methods of controlling temperature on a spacecraft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any heat not radiated from a spacecraft stays on the spacecraft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phase change materials are a passive method of storing and releasing heat when needed on a spacecraft or rover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ayaannaha\/robotics-in-space-how-why-thermal-control-systems-are-used-3b8ad36e59a0\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@ayaannaha\/robotics-in-space-how-why-thermal-control-systems-are-used-3b8ad36e59a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wrote an article about active and passive cooling systems for robotics in space. 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