Gore/seam architectures for gossamer structures

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 669-673

  Jenkins, C H ^a   Schur, W W ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BALLOONS; FABRICATION; INFLATABLE EQUIPMENT; SPACE FLIGHT;

GOSSAMER SPACECRAFT; INFLATABLE ANTENNA; PRECISION GOSSAMER APERTURES; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0036757860     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3888     Document Type: Article

References (7)

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2. Salama, M., and Jenkins, C. H., "Intelligent Gossamer Structures: A Review of Recent Developments," AIAA Paper 2001-1196, April 2001.
3. Jenkins, C. H.; and Faisal, S. M., "Thermal Load Effects on Precision Membranes," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2001, pp. 207-211.
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5. Jenkins, C. H., "Shape Control of Precision Gossamer Apertures," Electroactive Polymer Actuators, edited by Y. Bar-Cohen, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, Chap. 20 pp. 595-611.
6. Jenkins, C. H., and Kalanovic, V. D., "Issues in Control of Space Membrane/Inflatable Structures," Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Aerospace Conf. [CD-ROM], March 2000.
7. Schur, W. W., "Analysis of Load Tape Constrained Pneumatic Envelopes," AIAA Paper 99-1526, 1999.