Simulation of Deployment Dynamics of In atable Structures

نویسندگان

  • Moktar Salama
  • C. P. Kuo
  • Michael Lou
چکیده

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 structure. Simulation results are presented along with convergence studies, which provide insight into the deployment of three different packaging/deployment schemes: Z-unfolding, rollout, and extrusion of a cylindrical tube. The proposed in ation model is not limited to prismatic one-dimensional components and can be applied to in atable shapes with complex conŽ gurations. As a validation of the numerical simulation, a laboratory experiment was conducted on the Z-folded conŽ guration. Generally, good agreement in the overall in ation dynamics is observed between the analysis and experiment.

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تاریخ انتشار 2003