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Passive damped deployment of full composite structures

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 11:42
Start Date: 
2018
Programme: 
Discovery
End Date: 
2020
Programme Reference: 
ITI76
Country: 
Germany
Contractor: 
INGENIERIA PROSIX SL
Status: 
Closed
Description: 

This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility, use and functionality of carbon fibre-reinforced flexible epoxy (CFRFE) materials for self-deployable space structures (such as deployable tape-spring hinges) by designing, simulating, manufacturing, testing and correlating a classic (100% carbon fibre-reinforced plastic -rigid resin- CFRP) deployable tape-spring hinge and a CFRFE deployable tape-spring hinge and compare their mechanical and dynamic behaviours.

This project justified the efficacy of using CFRFE materials in a real space case. For this purpose, a self-deployable full composite boom was designed, manufactured, tested and validated so that in could deploy a tip payload with a relevant mass with less final impact at the final deployment than a typical CFRP hinged boom.

Application Domain: 
Generic Technologies
Technology Domain: 
24 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Competence Domain: 
2-Structures, Mechanisms, Materials, Thermal
Keywords: 
Manufacturing
CFRFE
Carbon Fiber
Materials
Boom
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