Mierheim, Olaf und Glaser, Thilo und Hobbie, Catherin Fiona und Kottmeier, Sebastian und Hühne, Christian (2018) The Tape Spring Hinge Deployment System of the EU:CROPIS Solar Panels. In: EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES, MATERIALS AND MECHANICAL TESTING, PROCEEDINGS. European Conference on Spacecraft Strucutres, Materials and Environmental Testing, 2018-05-28 - 2018-06-01, Noordwijk, Niederlande.
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Eu:CROPIS is a compact satellite featuring a biological. The cylindrical Satellite of 1m diameter has four deployable panels for power generation. Those panels are connected to the main structure by glassfiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) tape spring hinges. The hinges, comparable to curved metallic measuring tapes, have elastic energy stored when flattened and folded and thus deploy the panels by simply unfolding. When unfolded the hinges snap into their original shape and support the panels with considerable stiffness. No friction or mechanical locking is involved in the deploying process, which increases the systems reliability. Despite all these advantages other design aspects need special consideration. The GFRP needs to be protected against environmental influences like atomic oxygen and heat. Depending on the folded state and the hinge configuration the length of the hinges cannot be chosen freely. The installation process requires consideration as well. While the hinges are very flexible in the folded state they have to be installed quite accurately to be able to snap into their deployed position and fully support the panel. The panels do not deploy around one single axis but also do lateral movements. Even though the hinges are able to support the panels in the deployed position, they provide very low support during deployment. Therefore, gravity compensation is required for testing which should have a very low influence on the deployment. The presented paper gives an insight into the tape spring hinge deployment system of Eu:CROPIS. Design iterations are explained with the background of the decision making process influenced by the overall satellite configuration, tests and testability, experiences gained during integration and PA considerations. Further details of the manufacturing and integration process are described. The verification concept is outlined and explained. Tests performed for verification or gaining experience are described including the setup and considerations for the tests to be representative.
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Dokumentart: | Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Titel: | The Tape Spring Hinge Deployment System of the EU:CROPIS Solar Panels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Datum: | 28 Mai 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erschienen in: | EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES, MATERIALS AND MECHANICAL TESTING, PROCEEDINGS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referierte Publikation: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | Nein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Nein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | veröffentlicht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stichwörter: | Tape Spring Hinge; Deployment; Solar Array; Solar Panel; Elastic Hinge; Flexure; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veranstaltungstitel: | European Conference on Spacecraft Strucutres, Materials and Environmental Testing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veranstaltungsort: | Noordwijk, Niederlande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veranstaltungsart: | internationale Konferenz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veranstaltungsbeginn: | 28 Mai 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veranstaltungsende: | 1 Juni 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veranstalter : | ESA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Forschungsbereich: | Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Programm: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Programmthema: | Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Schwerpunkt: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Forschungsgebiet: | R FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben): | R - Projekt eu:cropis (alt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standort: | Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institute & Einrichtungen: | Institut für Faserverbundleichtbau und Adaptronik > Funktionsleichtbau Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme > Qualitätsmanagement Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme > Systementwicklung und Projektbüro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hinterlegt von: | Mierheim, Olaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hinterlegt am: | 23 Aug 2018 09:37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Letzte Änderung: | 24 Apr 2024 20:24 |
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