Finite element analysis and test correlation of a 10-meter inflation-deployed solar sail

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

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages 3975-3989

  Sleight, David W ^a,d   Michii, Yuki ^b   Lichodziejewski, David ^b   Derbès, Billy ^b   Mann, Troy O ^c,d   Slade, Kara N ^a,d   Wang, John T ^a,d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b L'GARDE INC   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Research and Technology Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY-OFFLOAD SYSTEM; LOAD TEST; RISK REDUCTION; SCALABLE SOLAR SAIL;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORRELATION METHODS; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 28844450783     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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