TY - GEN
T1 - A multifunctional tape spring boom with embedded gas lines and flexible printed circuit boards
AU - Brinkmeyer, Alex
AU - Reveles, Juan
AU - Gurusamy, Vinoth
AU - Pirrera, Alberto
AU - Weaver, Paul
AU - Lawton, Mike
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - A multifunctional deployable tape spring boom for satellite applications is designed, manufactured, and tested. The hybrid composite boom, manufactured using a combination of carbon and Kevlar-reinforced fibre epoxy, is designed to carry a number of gas feeds and flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs) embedded within the structure. Here, we demonstrate the ability of the boom to be cyclically deployed and retracted, while preserving the electrical and gas functionality and structural integrity. The structure is then subjected to extreme temperature cycling to simulate the harsh thermal space environment. It is found that all embedded gas lines remain fully functional after the kinematic and thermal cycling tests, whereas partial electrical functionality is retained for the boom containing a Kelvar core ply. Overall structural integrity is preserved after thermal cycling, with negligible degradation in stiffness.
AB - A multifunctional deployable tape spring boom for satellite applications is designed, manufactured, and tested. The hybrid composite boom, manufactured using a combination of carbon and Kevlar-reinforced fibre epoxy, is designed to carry a number of gas feeds and flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs) embedded within the structure. Here, we demonstrate the ability of the boom to be cyclically deployed and retracted, while preserving the electrical and gas functionality and structural integrity. The structure is then subjected to extreme temperature cycling to simulate the harsh thermal space environment. It is found that all embedded gas lines remain fully functional after the kinematic and thermal cycling tests, whereas partial electrical functionality is retained for the boom containing a Kelvar core ply. Overall structural integrity is preserved after thermal cycling, with negligible degradation in stiffness.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088205482&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2514/6.2017-0173
DO - 10.2514/6.2017-0173
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088205482
SN - 9781624104558
T3 - 4th AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, 2017
BT - 4th AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, 2017
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - 4th AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, 2017
Y2 - 9 January 2017 through 13 January 2017
ER -