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Experimental Study of a Membrane Antenna Surface Adaptive Control SystemDue to their ultra lightweight and high packaging efficiency, membrane reflectors are getting more and more attentions for mission architectures that need extremely large inspace deployable antennas. However how to maintain the surface shape of a membrane reflector to the instrument precision requirements is a very challenging problem. This experimental study investigated using PVDF membrane piezoelectric material as actuators to control the surface figures of membrane reflectors. The feasibility of this approach is demonstrated by several sets of test results.
Document ID
20120007448
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/42044
Authors
Fang, H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Quijano, U. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bach, V. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hill, J. (Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Wang, K. W. (Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
April 4, 2011
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Meeting Information
Meeting: 12th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: April 4, 2011
End Date: April 7, 2011
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
packaging
adaptive control architecture

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