Self-rigidizable space inflatable boom

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 682-690

  Lou, Michael ^a   Fang, Houfei ^a   Hsia, Lih Min ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SHEET; BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; LAMINATES; RIGIDITY; TAPES;

INFLATION DEPLOYMENT CONTROL; SELF RIGIDIZATION; SPACE INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; SPRING TAPE REINFORCED ALUMINUM LAMINATE BOOMS;

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036757903     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3890     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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2. Lou, M., Fang, H., and Hsia, L., "A Combined Analytical and Experimental Study on Space Inflatable Booms," Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Paper 12.0411, March. 2000.
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4. Blevins, R. D., Formulas for Natural Frequency and Mode Shape, Krieger, Malabar, FL, 1979, p. 124.
5. Yang, B., Lou, M., Ding, H., and Fang, H., "Buckling Analysis of Tape-Spring Reinforced Inflatable Struts," AIAA Paper 2009-1725, April 2000.