Dynamic Modeling and Vibration Analysis of Large Deployable Mesh Reflectors

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Main Authors: Zhang, Jiajun, Kazoleas, Christian, Zhu, Weidong, Zhou, Kai, Yuan, Sichen
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Published: 2024
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author Zhang, Jiajun
Kazoleas, Christian
Zhu, Weidong
Zhou, Kai
Yuan, Sichen
author_facet Zhang, Jiajun
Kazoleas, Christian
Zhu, Weidong
Zhou, Kai
Yuan, Sichen
contents Large deployable mesh reflectors are essential for space applications, providing precise reflecting surfaces for high-gain antennas used in satellite communications, Earth observation, and deep-space missions. During on-orbit missions, active shape adjustment and attitude control are crucial for maintaining surface accuracy and proper orientation for these reflectors, ensuring optimal performance. Preventing resonance through thorough dynamic modeling and vibration analysis is vital to avoid structural damage and ensure stability and reliability. Existing dynamic modeling approaches, such as wave and finite element methods, often fail to accurately predict dynamic responses due to the limited capability of handling three-dimensional reflectors or the oversimplification of cable members of a reflector. This paper proposes the Cartesian spatial discretization method for dynamic modeling and vibration analysis of cable-network structures in large deployable mesh reflectors. This method defines cable member positions as a summation of internal and boundary-induced terms within a global Cartesian coordinate system. Numerical simulation on a two-dimensional cable-network structure and a center-feed mesh reflector demonstrates the superiority of the proposed method over traditional approaches, highlighting its accuracy and versatility, and establishing it as a robust tool for analyzing three-dimensional complex reflector configurations.
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spellingShingle Dynamic Modeling and Vibration Analysis of Large Deployable Mesh Reflectors
Zhang, Jiajun
Kazoleas, Christian
Zhu, Weidong
Zhou, Kai
Yuan, Sichen
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Applied Physics
Large deployable mesh reflectors are essential for space applications, providing precise reflecting surfaces for high-gain antennas used in satellite communications, Earth observation, and deep-space missions. During on-orbit missions, active shape adjustment and attitude control are crucial for maintaining surface accuracy and proper orientation for these reflectors, ensuring optimal performance. Preventing resonance through thorough dynamic modeling and vibration analysis is vital to avoid structural damage and ensure stability and reliability. Existing dynamic modeling approaches, such as wave and finite element methods, often fail to accurately predict dynamic responses due to the limited capability of handling three-dimensional reflectors or the oversimplification of cable members of a reflector. This paper proposes the Cartesian spatial discretization method for dynamic modeling and vibration analysis of cable-network structures in large deployable mesh reflectors. This method defines cable member positions as a summation of internal and boundary-induced terms within a global Cartesian coordinate system. Numerical simulation on a two-dimensional cable-network structure and a center-feed mesh reflector demonstrates the superiority of the proposed method over traditional approaches, highlighting its accuracy and versatility, and establishing it as a robust tool for analyzing three-dimensional complex reflector configurations.
title Dynamic Modeling and Vibration Analysis of Large Deployable Mesh Reflectors
topic Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17927