Analysis of nonlinear mechanisms in a precision deployable structure using measured flexibility

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 848-852

  Hinkle, Jason D ^a,c,d   Peterson, Lee D ^a,c,d   Doebling, Scott W ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Dept of Aerosp Eng Sciences

^d AIAA ^*

^e M S P946

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRUSSES;

DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE; GRAVITY PRELOAD; INERTIAL LOADING; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURAL MASS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0030287927     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26848     Document Type: Article

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