Since 2011 DLR is preparing 3 orbit demonstrations of deployment and operation of a solar sail. For this mission bundle a new deployment control mechanism for DLR’s tubular CFRP shell booms has been developed that is applicable to all 3 evolution steps of the GOSSAMER—Road Map. According to the mission goal of GOSSAMER-1 and its addressed deployed sail size of 5 × 5 m2, a down scaled configuration of the booms and an adapted deployment mechanism are currently under development. The paper introduces the boom and its deployment mechanism concepts and describes and concludes tests and simulations that have been performed to proof the mechanical performance of the deployed booms.
Design and Sizing of the GOSSAMER Boom Deployment Concept
Springer Praxis Books (formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)
2014-02-04
16 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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