Motion of suspension plates under impact of high-speed projectiles

The rules governing the motion of equipment attached to spacecraft under the high-speed impact of micrometers or debris in space were studied. Spacecraft attachment equipment such as solar energy plates and aerials are treated as simple attachment plate to establish the relationship among the elevation of attachment plate, impact speed, diameter of projectile, yield strength of material, and thickness of attachment plate. The results of study indicate that the attachment dose not go up in the direction of projectile under specific conditions and on the contrary it goes up in the opposite direction, but its upward elevation is limited, while its elevation in the opposite direction increases without limits under specific conditions.