Deployment Repeatability of a Truss Structure Utilizing Integral Composite Hinges

Abstract

An overview of a deployable truss structure utilizing doubly slit cylindrical shells as integral composite hinges is presented along with a measurement system and results of deployment repeatability. The measurement system was developed and built as part of a project in the Space Scholars Program at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland AFB. Previous deployment repeatability tests of integral hinges at the University of Colorado focused on single members and not an entire truss structure. The largest translation accumulated over the course of the deployments was 363um and the largest rotation was 0.1 degrees. The largest increment between deployments was 207um and 0.07 degrees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439031

Entities

People

  • Hans-peter Dumm
  • Nicolas W. Frank

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Colorado
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Acquisition
  • Equations
  • Integrals
  • Laser Spots
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Detection
  • Rotation
  • Spacecraft
  • Universities
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites