A New Low Cost Unfurlable Beam for Small Spacecraft Applications

Abstract

In this paper a new concept for a light weight, low cost, small packaging volume, unfurlable beam is presented. Two hardware models are constructed and deployment tests conducted. The first test involves the measuring of accelerations as the structure is horizontally deployed along a Teflon sheet. The second test involves strobed photography of a vertical deployment. From these tests the assumption of a constant deployment force is verified. The deployment force is then analytically solved for using the time for deployment from the horizontal deployment test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 1994
Accession Number
ADA343997

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey D. Goss
  • Martin M. Mikulas Jr.

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Cameras
  • Digital Information
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Frequency
  • Friction
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Simulations
  • Small Satellites
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft
  • Stiffness
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites