@inproceedings{fa81f57dbd0e40ce8471f0ef2ddca6ae,
title = "Fold-deployment concept and compact structure design for solar sail",
abstract = "Solar sail is becoming a research highlight because it use light pressure by propulsion without any fuel. The folding and deploying technology, compact structure design, control mechanism, and mechanical property are key technologies in 100-meter class solar sail. Special inflatable booms and L shape sail folding method was designed. Aiming at this fold-deployment concept we customized the compact structure. To test and verify the technologies, a 8 × 8m principle prototype was developed. After manufacturing and assembling the prototype, a simple deploying test is done to verify the whole configuration. The result shows the whole prototype work good and the whole design can insure the sail deploy smoothly leading by the inflatable booms. The fold-deployment concept and support-package structure are verified to be feasible and valid. The prototype laid an important foundation of followed up mechanical and dynamic experiments.",
keywords = "Compact structure, Fold and deployment, Principle prototype, Solar sail, Structure design",
author = "Cheng, \{Zheng Ai\} and Yufei Liu and Jianzheng Wei and Xiaoqi Huang",
year = "2015",
language = "英语",
series = "Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC",
publisher = "International Astronautical Federation, IAF",
pages = "6943--6953",
booktitle = "66th International Astronautical Congress 2015, IAC 2015",
address = "法国",
note = "66th International Astronautical Congress 2015: Space - The Gateway for Mankind's Future, IAC 2015 ; Conference date: 12-10-2015 Through 16-10-2015",
}