Numerical simulations and experimental results of the deployment of thin-walled bistable composite booms
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES(2024)
摘要
For advanced space missions, meeting the concurrent requirements of increasing payload size while minimizing spacecraft volume can be achieved through the utilization of deployable structures. In a previous study, we conducted a characterization of a thin/walled boom in terms of its interaction between attitude and elastic dynamics when fully deployed. In this current work, we have developed a numerical model to analyze the critical phase of the deployment process. We compared the model's predictions with theoretical expectations and experimental data, and found a strong agreement between them. Additionally, we investigated the effects of bistability on the deployment process by conducting experiments on both a bistable and a monostable boom. Lastly, we performed deployment tests on a free-floating platform, which emulates a small satellite, to quantitatively measure the attitude perturbations caused by the rapid deployment of the boom.
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Thin -walled composites,FEM analysis,Composite structures
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