On-Orbit Verification of Space Inflatable Structures

Takahira AOKI; Hiroshi FURUYA; Kosei ISHIMURA; Yasuyuki MIYAZAKI; Kei SENDA; Hiroaki TSUNODA; Ken HIGUCHI; Junichiro ISHIZAWA; Naoko KISHIMOTO; Ryoji SAKAI; Akihito WATANABE; Kazuki WATANABE

doi:10.2322/tstj.7.Tc_1

c) Materials and Structures

On-Orbit Verification of Space Inflatable Structures

Takahira AOKI, Hiroshi FURUYA, Kosei ISHIMURA, Yasuyuki MIYAZAKI, Kei SENDA, Hiroaki TSUNODA, Ken HIGUCHI, Junichiro ISHIZAWA, Naoko KISHIMOTO, Ryoji SAKAI, Akihito WATANABE, Kazuki WATANABE

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Takahira AOKI
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo
Hiroshi FURUYA
Department of Built Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kosei ISHIMURA
JAXA/ISAS
Yasuyuki MIYAZAKI
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nihon University
Kei SENDA
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kyoto University
Hiroaki TSUNODA
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Tokai University
Ken HIGUCHI
JAXA/ISAS
Junichiro ISHIZAWA
JAXA/ARD
Naoko KISHIMOTO
JAXA/ISAS
Ryoji SAKAI
Sakase Adtech, Co., Ltd.
Akihito WATANABE
Sakase Adtech, Co., Ltd.
Kazuki WATANABE
WEL Research, Co., Ltd.

Keywords: Inflatable Structure, Deployable Structure, Membrane, Extensional Beam, Space Experiment

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2009 Volume 7 Issue ists26 Pages Tc_1-Tc_5

DOI https://doi.org/10.2322/tstj.7.Tc_1

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Abstract

This paper gives an overview of the currently planned on-orbit space verification experimental device complex composed of multiple inflatable demonstration units, proposed by the authors' group. The compact device named SIMPLE is designed to be suitable for one of the shared experimental installations that constitute a single experimental block attached to the Exposed Facility of Kibo Japanese Experimental Module (JEM) of ISS. The SIMPLE mission was accepted by JAXA as the candidate of the secondary application of the Exposed Facility of JEM at the end of last year.

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