Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures

Simulation of Deployment Dynamics of In atable Structures

Analytical simulation of the in ation process of in atable structures is key to assessing their robust deployment in a space environment. Although the problem seems to be intractable, a simpliŽ ed Ž nite volume in ation model is developed, which allows discretized description of the gas  ow, pressure variation, and resulting nonlinear large deformation throughout domains of the in atable s...

Optimization of space structures by neural dynamics

Keywords--Design automation, Neural networks, minimum weight design, Lyapunov function, optimization, trusses

Electronic structures and reaction dynamics of open-shell species.

Simulation of Quasi-Static Folding and Deployment of Ultra-Thin Composite Structures

This paper presents a detailed study of the folding and deployment of a slotted tube hinge made from a two-ply laminate of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. A physical model of a particular version of this hinge has been used to carry out quasi-static deployment tests and this process has been fully captured through a finite element simulation. The first stage in this simulation was to generate ...

ENLARGED FUNDAMENTALLY VERY THIN Hv-STRUCTURES

We study a new class of $H_v$-structures called Fundamentally Very Thin. This is an extension of the well known class of the Very Thin hyperstructures. We present applications of these hyperstructures.