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Effect of nonlinear joints on space deployable truss structures

  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Joints nonlinearities with characteristics of freeplay and hysteresis are analyzed by describing joint nonlinear force-displacement based on describing function method. The nonlinear dynamic responses of the one-DOF system with joints under different exciting force levels are presented in the charts. The influence of the characterizing parameters, e.g., gaps, slipping forces of the joints on nonlinearities is analyzed. The nonlinear effects of freeplay and hysteresis present that the dynamic responses switch from one resonance frequency to another frequency when amplitude exceed the demarcation values. The hysteresis nonlinearity contributes nonlinear damping to the system. Dynamic responses of the modular beam-like deployable joint-dominated truss structure are tested under different sinusoidal exciting force levels which show obvious nonlinear behaviors. The nonlinear dynamic behaviors of the truss structure contributed by the joints shows a shift to lower resonance frequency and higher amplitude with the exciting force increases. The nonlinearity of the joints in the tested structure is identified to meet with the hysteresis nonlinearity. The experiment validates that describing method is an effective tool to model the joint nonlinearities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 12th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event12th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing - Noordwijk, Netherlands
Duration: 20 Mar 201223 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Volume691 SP
ISSN (Print)0379-6566

Conference

Conference12th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityNoordwijk
Period20/03/1223/03/12

Keywords

  • Deployable truss structure
  • Dynamic
  • Experiment
  • Joint
  • Nonlinear

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