The use of inflatable space structures has often been proposed for aerospace and planetary applications. Communication, power generation, and very-long-baseline interferometry are just three potential applications of inflatable technology. The success of inflatable structures depends on the development of an applications of inflatable technology. This paper describes two design studies performed to develop a low mass inflation system. The first study takes advantage of existing onboard propulsion gases to reduce the overall system mass. The second study assumes that there is no onboard propulsion system. Both studies employ advanced components developed for the Pluto fast flyby spacecraft to further reduce mass. The study examined four different types of systems: hydrazine, nitrogen and water, nitrogen, and xenon. This study shows that all of these systems can be built for a small space structure with masses lower than 0.5 kilograms.
Low-Mass Inflation Systems for Inflatable Structures
1995
22 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Industrial & Mechanical Engineering , Inflatable space structures , Spacecraft design , Small satellite technology , Aerospace environments , Space erectable structures , Orbital assembly , Self erecting devices , Leakage , Temperature effects , Xenon , Nitrogen , Water , Hydrazines , Interferometry , Satellite communication
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