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Deployment and Retraction of a Cable-Driven Solar Array: Testing and SimulationThe paper investigates three critical areas in cable-driven rigid-panel solar arrays: First, the variation of deployment and retraction cable tensions due to friction at the hinges; Second, the change in deployment dynamics associated with different deployment histories; Third, the relationship between the level of pre-tension in the closed contact loops and the synchronization of deployment. A small scale model array has been made and tested, and its behavior has been compared to numerical simulations.
Document ID
19950020863
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
P Kumar (University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom)
S Pellegrino (University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: 29th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CP-3293
Meeting Information
Meeting: 29th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Location: League City, TX
Country: US
Start Date: May 17, 1995
End Date: May 19, 1995
Sponsors: Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (United States), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Accession Number
95N27283
Distribution Limits
Public
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