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77- 10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.02.015
Completely stripped solar sail concept using bi-stable reeled composite booms
- Mar 22, 2011
- Acta Astronautica
- Juan M Fernandez + 2 more +2
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- 10.1007/978-94-015-9514-8_17
Bi-stable Composite Slit Tubes
- Jan 01, 2000
- K Iqbal + 2 more +2
The paper investigates a new deployable structure of tubular shape that can be rolled up, like a tape measure, and is stable in both the extended and rolled-up configurations. This behaviour is due to a particular type of composite construction, using an anti-symmetric laminate. A simple analytical framework that explains and predicts this behaviour is developed, assuming the deformation of the tube to be uniform. The bi-stability of many tubes that have been made and tested is correctly predicted.
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