NCTAM papers, National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Japan
53rd NCTAM papers, National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Japan
Session ID : 2E5
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A Study on the Deployment of a Spin-type Solar Sail
*Koju HirakiMasanobu InoueYoshiyuki MizutaTomohiro Fujie
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Solar sail is the key technology to ultimate fuel-free deep-space exploration mission. A spin-type solar sail utilizes the centrifugal force as a deployment force of a large-scale membrane in space. In the present study, the simple spring model was established to evaluate the required number of the spin, and the sub-scale experiment was conducted to validate the model. Laser-displacement measurement revealed the fact that the obtained results agreed well with the expected value from the proposed model.
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