Deployment Control of Spinning Space Webs and Membranes

Future solar sail and solar power satellite missions require deployment of large and lightweight flexible structures in space. One option is to spin the assembly and use the centrifugal force for deployment, stiffening and stabilization. Some of the main advantages with spin deployment are that the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gärdsback, Mattias
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: KTH, Strukturmekanik 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-9574

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