Satellite Solar Panel Deployment Mechanism

In order to use the dc motor as a damper its connector terminals have been connected with an external resistance in a closed circuit.

Satellite solar panel deployment mechanism.

This paper presents an innovative method to control the rotational speed of a satellite solar panel during its deployment phase. The computer aided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created uploaded managed and owned by third party users. This system enables more light to be captured per area of solar panel thus improving the performance whilst reducing cost and weight. In order to use the dc motor as a damper its connector terminals have been connected with an external resistance in a closed circuit.

The rotational speed of a satellite solar panel during its deployment phase. Download citation solar panel deployment analysis of a satellite system solar array panels of a satellite must be locked at an intended position in order to perform its mission successfully as. Esa has developed a method for deploying solar concentrators that fits within the standard frame of the solar panels. A brushed dc motor has been utilized in the passive spring driven deployment mechanism to reduce the deployment speed.

Our modular solar array drive mechanism sadm is based on our heritage in flight qualified solar array drives and other precision positioning devices for spacecraft including a bi axial solar array drive for afrl s deployable structures experiment dsx and msl. In particular the disclosed technology includes systems methods and mechanism configurations related to satellite solar panels including hinges hold down and release mechanisms and associated components utilized for stowing and controlled deployment of the satellite solar panels. A brushed dc motor has been utilized in the passive spring driven deployment mechanism to reduce the deployment speed. The deployment mechanism dm is modeled by using mechanical desktop mdt software and analyzed by using finite element analysis package ansys 11.

Honeybee robotics has a history of high performance solar array deployment systems for spacecraft. This deployment mechanism has applications both within space and back on earth. This paper presents analytical simulation of drag braking during deployment of a solar array system of a small satellite within the space environment and helps the designer to detect problems during ground testing.