Correction and adjusting for the deformation on solar sail

• Published in: CEAS space journal Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 315 - 322
• Main Authors: Shen, Fan, Rong, Siyuan, Zhang, Hualan, Peng, Fujun, Cui, Naigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Engineering; Original Paper; Solar sail; Finite-element method; Load correction; Nonlinear; Lifting mechanism

A research on structural deformation of solar sail was presented. Nonlinear deformation of the sail was discussed, which will cause an additional devastating torque because of the shifting of the center of mass (CM). Finite-element analysis (FEA) method was carried out. In the computation, a correct...