Abstract
The CubeSat has witnessed rapid development and its application fields have continued to expand. To meet the demanding structural design and reliability requirements of satellite systems, as well as the growing power demands, this paper introduces a membrane deployable solar array for CubeSats based on STACER (MDSSC). Our study encompasses the design of a membrane folding method and an associated unfolding device. Additionally, an arc edge optimization method is employed to enhance the stress distribution along the membrane edge. Furthermore, a ground unfolding test was conducted to validate the suitability of the selected membrane folding method and the overall structural integrity.
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This study was co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52175019), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 3212009, Grant No. L222038), Student Research Training Program of University of Science and Technology Beijing and Central Education and Teaching Reform Project.
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Tingrui, L., Kaijie, D., Tianyu, Z., Duanling, L. (2023). Design and Analysis of a Novel Membrane Deployable Solar Array Based on STACER Deployable Mechanism for CubeSats. In: Yang, H., et al. Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14269. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6489-5_32
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