Deployable Tensegrity Reè ectors for Small Satellites
Deployable Tensegrity Reè ectors for Small Satellites
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小型卫星的可部署张拉整体扇区
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2002
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S. Pellegrino
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作者:
S. Pellegrino
Future small satellite missions require low-cost, precision ree ector structures with large aperture that can be packaged in a small envelope. Existing furlable ree ectors form a compact package which, although narrow, is too tall for many applications. An alternative approach is proposed, consisting of a deployable “ tensegrity” prism forming a ring structure that deploys two identical cable nets (front and rear nets ) interconnected by tension ties; the ree ecting mesh is attached to the front net. The geometric cone guration of the structure has been optimized to reduce the compression in the struts of the tensegrity prism. A small-scale physical model has been constructed to demonstrate the proposed concept. A preliminary design of a 3-m-diam, 10-GHz ree ector with a focal-length-todiameter ratio of 0.4 that can be packaged within an envelope of 0 :1 £ 0:2 ££ 0:8 m 3 is presented. Nomenclature A = area,m 2 a = radius of tube cross section, m b = number of bars D = aperture diameter, m E = Young’ s modulus, GN/m 2 F = focal length, m H = depth, m j = number of joints L = triangle side length, m Le = effective length, m m = number of independent mechanisms N = mesh tension per unit length, N/m R = radius of approximating sphere, m r = radius of gyration, m s = number of independent states of self-stress T = tension,N ±rms = root-mean-square surface error, mm µ = relative rotation between nets, deg Ω = density, kg/m 3