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Overview

The pace of progress in gossamer technology has been strong since the publication of Gossamer Spacecraft: Membrane and Inflatable Structures Technology for Space Applications in 2001. Solar sails are an obvious and public evidence of this trend. But there have been many other advances as well in structures, materials, testing, and systems engineering. Recent Advances in Gossamer Spacecraft focuses on many of these, either as gossamer technology that was not sufficiently represented in the previous volume, or that has had significant growth and activity in the intervening years. The most accurate and up-to-date information has been assembled, reviewed, and presented by an outstanding group of experts.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781563477775
  • Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
  • Publication date: 1/28/2006
  • Series: Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics
  • Pages: 344
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Christopher H. M. Jenkins is Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Montana State University. He earned his B.S. degree in Physics from the Florida Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University. He specializes in computation and experimental mechanics, continuum and solid mechanics, compliant structures, and structural dynamics.

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Table of Contents

Preface xi
Chapter 1 Booms and Trusses 1
Nomenclature 1
Introduction 2
Requirements and Design Approach 3
Preliminary Boom Design 4
Boom Optimizations 6
Element Straightness Imperfections 20
Deployment Architectures and Materials 23
Booms Survey 25
Applications 38
Conclusion 40
Acknowledgments 41
References 41
Chapter 2 Membrane Mirrors in Space Telescopes 45
Introduction 45
Systems Engineering 51
Critical Component Technologies 66
Related Applications 98
Conclusion and Recommendations 101
Chapter 3 Membrane Wrinkling 109
Introduction 109
Various Approaches for Wrinkling Analysis 111
Penalty Parameter Modified Material Model 114
Shell Modeling of Wrinkled Membranes 137
Wrinkle Analysis Using Explicit Time Integration 149
Conclusion 159
Acknowledgment 160
References 161
Chapter 4 Functional Materials for Smart Gossamer Spacecraft 165
Introduction 165
Characteristic Material Properties 167
Development of New Materials 175
Opportunities and Challenges 178
Conclusion 183
Acknowledgments 183
References 183
Chapter 5 Solar Sail Propulsion Technology Development 191
Nomenclature 192
Introduction 193
Overview of NASA's Solar Sail Propulsion Technology Area 197
SSP System Ground Demonstrators 200
SSP Structural Model Development 230
Conclusions 258
Acknowledgments 258
References 258
Chapter 6 Thermal Measurement Techniques 263
Nomenclature 263
Introduction 264
Thermal Modeling 264
Overview of Measurement Technologies 274
Thermal Measurements from Membranes in the Laboratory 284
Conclusion 285
Acknowledgments 285
References 286
Chapter 7 Photogrammetric Measurement Methods 287
Nomenclature 287
Introduction 288
Measurement Techniques for Gossamer Structures 289
Photogrammetric Principles, Objectives, and Analysis 293
Test Equipment, Image Acquisition, and Software 297
Photogrammetric Simulation 305
Application Examples 312
In-Space Photogrammetry 327
Conclusion 330
Acknowledgments 331
References 331
Subject Index 335
Author Index 341
Supporting Materials 343
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