The 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.


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    Title :

    Deployment and retraction of a cable-driven solar array: Testing and simulation


    Contributors:
    Kumar, P. (author) / Pellegrino, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    1995-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Deployment and Retraction of a Cable-Driven Solar Array: Testing and Simulation

    United States / National Aeronautics and Space Administration| Lockheed Missiles and Space Company | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995




    Deployment and Retraction of Cable-Driven Rigid Panel Solar Arrays

    Kumar, P. / Pellegrino, S. / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics| ASME| ASCE | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995