Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

DYNAMICS OF CIRCULAR THIN MEMBRANE SOLAR ARRAYS BASED ON GROUND ZERO-GRAVITY SIMULATION TEST

  • Yunfei Yang
  • , Litong Wang
  • , Yanfang Liu*
  • , Shuanli Jia
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Tianjin Aerospace Electromechanical Equipment Research Institute

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

Our country's asteroid prober will use circular thin membrane solar arrays, which is the first time for China to use this technology. In this paper, the dynamics of the deployment of the circular thin-film solar arrays in space and under the simulated zero-gravity environment are compared. Firstly, the kinematics and dynamics of the circular solar thin-film arrays in zero gravity and low gravity environment are analyzed based on ADAMS. Results indicate the importance of gravity compensation accuracy in the ground experiment. This step is necessary as a reference for subsequent analysis. Besides, the zero-gravity compensation system is designed carefully for the circular solar arrays, which mainly uses the passive support method based on the air-pad to compensate for the gravity of the solar arrays. The normal deployment of the solar arrays will certainly be affected by the disturbing force generated by the zero-gravity test system. These effects are measured experimentally and introduced into ADMAS. A comparison of the kinematics & dynamics of the circular thin-film solar arrays between the real and the simulated zero-gravity environments shows the feasibility and limitations of this zero-gravity compensation system, which can guide engineering practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIET Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
Pages847-851
Number of pages5
Volume2022
Edition13
ISBN (Electronic)9781839537837
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event1st International Conference on Mechanical System Dynamics, ICMSD 2022 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 24 Aug 202227 Aug 2022

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Mechanical System Dynamics, ICMSD 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period24/08/2227/08/22

Keywords

  • GROUND ZERO-GRAVITY TEST
  • KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS
  • THE CIRCULAR THIN MEMBRANE SOLAR ARRAYS

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'DYNAMICS OF CIRCULAR THIN MEMBRANE SOLAR ARRAYS BASED ON GROUND ZERO-GRAVITY SIMULATION TEST'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this