Development of space inflatable/rigidizable STR aluminum laminate booms

Space 2000 Conference and Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  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; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT;

ALUMINUM LAMINATES; DEPLOYMENT CONTROL; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MATERIAL SELECTION; MODAL CHARACTERISTICS; REINFORCED ALUMINUM; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SYSTEM CONCEPTS;

INFLATABLE STRUCTURES;

EID: 85088760011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-5296     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Fang, H. and Lou, M., Tape-Spring Reinforcements for Inflatable Structural Tubes, NPO-20615, NASA Tech Briefs, Vol 24, No. 7, July 2000.
2. Lou, M., Fang, H., and Hsia, L., "A Combined Analytical and Experimental Study on Space Inflatable Booms," presented at the 2000 IEEE Aerospace Conference. Big Sky, Montana, March 2000.
3. Robert D. Blevins, "Formulas for natural frequency and mode shape," Krieger Publishing Company, 1979.
4. Yang, B., Lou, M., Ding, H., and Fang, H., "Buckling Analysis of Carpenter-Tape-Spring Reinforced Inflatable Struts," presented at the 41st AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2000.