The prospects of the progress of radio astronomy, solar energy, as well as the exploration of the Earth surface and other planets from space are inherently linked to the possibility of deploying large structures (telescopes, antennas, energy platforms and so on) in space. These structures will be delivered to the space orbits in the densely-packed transport position. Then the process of deployment will bring them to the working position. Estimation of the orbital working capability of such transformable structures in the Earth conditions requires costly test rigs for making the structures weightless, as well as uniquely large vacuum chambers. The development of mathematical models of large transformable space structures that accurately describe their mechanical properties is especially important for designing and developing such structures. Therefore, a mathematical experiment using these models with identified parameters is very important for estimating the functional fitness of a large transformable structure being created. This paper considers a mathematical model of a multilink transformable structure that belongs to one of the simplest classes of space systems. Elements of such structures can be made of metal, as well as composite materials. The deployment of large transformable space structures can be done by force actuators: electric motors, springs, shape-memory material actuators. A mathematical model of the considered structure was built using MSC. Adams software, and numerical analysis of the deployment dynamics of a plane multilink closed foldable frame of a circular antenna with a diameter of 20 m was conducted. The results of the numerical simulation of the deployment process revealed a special feature of the deployment process: during motion, the frame elements may impact each other and the elements of the systems transporting these structures to the orbit.
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15 November 2019
XLIII ACADEMIC SPACE CONFERENCE: dedicated to the memory of academician S.P. Korolev and other outstanding Russian scientists – Pioneers of space exploration
28 January–1 February 2019
Moscow, Russia
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November 15 2019
Mathematical modeling of the deployment of a large transformable space structure
V. N. Zimin;
V. N. Zimin
a)
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Bauman Moscow State Technical University
, Moscow, Russia
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Z. Zikun;
Z. Zikun
b)
1
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
, Moscow, Russia
, 105005
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A. V. Krylov;
A. V. Krylov
c)
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Bauman Moscow State Technical University
, Moscow, Russia
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S. A Churilin
S. A Churilin
d)
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Bauman Moscow State Technical University
, Moscow, Russia
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a)Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 2171, 030002 (2019)
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V. N. Zimin, Z. Zikun, A. V. Krylov, S. A Churilin; Mathematical modeling of the deployment of a large transformable space structure. AIP Conf. Proc. 15 November 2019; 2171 (1): 030002. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5133168
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