Rapid structural assessment approach for square solar sails including edge support cords

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 440-453

  Mikulas, Martin M ^a   Adler, Aaron L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Jackson and Tull   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; GEOMETRY; SATELLITES; SUPPORTS;

EDGE SUPPORT CORDS; SOLAR SAILS; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041511953     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Adler, Aaron, Mikulas, Martin, and Hedgepeth, John, "Static and Dynamic Analysis of Partly Wrinkled Membrane Structures", AIAA 2000-1810, AIAA SDM Conference April 2000.
4. Adler, Aaron L.; Finite Element Approaches for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Partially Wrinkled Membrane Structures. PhD thesis, Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Colorado, 2000.
5. G. Greschik, and M. M. Mikulas, "Design Study of a Square Solar Sail Architecture", AIAA Paper #2001-1259, Presented at the 42nd AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 16-19, Seattle, 2001, WA.
6. Adler, Aaron, and Mikulas, Martin, "Application of a Membrane Finite Element Approach to Advanced Membrane Structures", AIAA Paper #2001-5990, Albuquerque, August 2001.
7. Murphey, Thomas, Murphy, David, and Mikulas, Martin, "A Method to Quantify the Thrust Degradation Effects of Structural Wrinkles in Solar Sails, 43rd AIAA Structures, Dynamics and Materials Conference, April, 2002, AIAA 2002-1560.
8. Mikulas, Martin M. "Structural Efficiency of Long Lightly Loaded Truss and Isogrid Columns for Space Applications", NASA Technical Memorandum 78687, Langley Research Center, July 1978.
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