Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2011.
Citation:12th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum, Denver, Colorado, April 4, 2011
Abstract:
This paper presents a coupled elastic-thermal dynamic model and a quasi-static strategy on the analysis of the reflector dynamics in the space mission. The linearized model, its
natural frequencies and mode shapes are then derived upon the nonlinear static equilibrium
of the structure. The numerical example is provided to fully adapt the strategy and
investigate the dynamic behaviors of the structure. Finally the proposed method is applied on the sample of the deployable mesh reflector and the simulation results are presented. The research work delivered in the paper will be used to design the feedback surface in future.