Brinkmeyer, Alex and Pellegrino, Sergio and Weaver, Paul M. (2016) Effects of Long-Term Stowage on the Deployment of Bistable Tape Springs. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 83 (1). Art. No. 011008. ISSN 0021-8936. doi:10.1115/1.4031618. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160408-093030473
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Abstract
In the context of strain-energy-deployed space structures, material relaxation effects play a significant role in structures that are stowed for long durations, for example, in a space vehicle prior to launch. Here, the deployment of an ultrathin carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) tape spring is studied, with the aim of understanding how long-duration stowage affects its deployment behavior. Analytical modeling and experiments show that the deployment time increases predictably with stowage time and temperature, and analytical predictions are found to compare well with experiments. For cases where stress relaxation is excessive, the structure is shown to lose its ability to deploy autonomously.
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| Additional Information: | © 2016 ASME. Received May 14, 2015; Revised September 15, 2015. A.B. and P.M.W. would like to thank the EPSRC for the financial support of the project under the ACCIS Centre for Doctoral Training (EP/G036772/1). The authors thank John Steeves and Keith Patterson (Caltech) for their help with experimental methods, and Petros Arakelian (Caltech) for technical advice and support. | |||||||||
| Group: | GALCIT, Space Solar Power Project | |||||||||
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| DOI: | 10.1115/1.4031618 | |||||||||
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| Official Citation: | Brinkmeyer A, Pellegrino S, Weaver PM. Effects of Long-Term Stowage on the Deployment of Bistable Tape Springs. ASME. J. Appl. Mech. 2015;83(1):011008-011008-11. doi:10.1115/1.4031618. | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Ruth Sustaita | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 08 Apr 2016 17:08 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2021 23:52 |
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