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Solar array deployment analysis is conducted considering the path-dependent nonlinear behavior of tape spring hinge. Such hinges offer many advantages over rigid hinges; they are self-deployable, self-locking, lightweight, and simple. However, they show strongly nonlinear behavior with respect to rotation angle, making deployment analysis difficult. To accurately consider the characteristics of tape spring hinges for deployment analysis, a path-dependent path identification (PI) method for tracing the previous path of the moment is introduced. To analyze the deployment motion, the governing equation for solar array deployment is derived within the framework of Kane’s dynamic equation for three deployable solar panels. The numerical solution is compared with the Recurdyn’s multi-body dynamics analysis solution using experimentally measured moment–rotation profiles. Solar array deployment analysis is conducted by considering and not considering the path-dependent PI method. This simulation example shows that the proposed path-dependent PI method is very effective for accurately predicting the deployment motion.
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Kyung-Won Kim received his B.S. degree in the Mechanical Engineering from the Hanyang University in 2001, and the M.S. degree in the Mechanical Engineering from the KAIST in 2003. He is currently a Ph.D candidate in the Mechanical Engineering in the KAIST. His research interests include the structural dynamics, multi-body dynamics, vibration control and test.
Youngjin Park received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Seoul National University, South Korea, in 1980 and 1982, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA, in 1987. From 1987 to 1988, he worked as a research fellow at the University of Michigan. He also worked as an assistant professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology, from 1988 to 1990. He joined the KAIST faculty in 1990 as a professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include general control theories, virtual audio synthesis, active control of noise and vibration, and system identification.
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Kim, KW., Park, Y. Solar array deployment analysis considering path-dependent behavior of a tape spring hinge. J Mech Sci Technol 29, 1921–1929 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-015-0414-5
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