The pace of progress in gossamer technology has been strong since the publication of "Gossamer Spacecraft: Membrane and Inflatable Structures Technology for Space Applications" in 2001. Solar sails are an obvious and public evidence of this trend. But, there have been many other advances as well, in structures, materials, testing, and systems engineering. "Recent Advance in Gossamer Spacecraft" focuses on many of these, either as gossamer technology that was not sufficiently represented in the previous volume, or that has had significant growth and activity in the intervening years. The most accurate and up-to-date information has been assembled, reviewed, and presented by an outstanding group of experts.
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Christopher H. M. Jenkins is Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Montana State University. He earned his B.S. degree in Physics from the Florida Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University. He specializes in computation and experimental mechanics, continuum and solid mechanics, compliant structures, and structural dynamics.
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THIS chapter covers trussed, beam-like déployable structures of the type often referred to as booms, masts or trusses. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wrinkle algorithm, sail quadrant, thermal measurement system, wrinkle radius, gossamer technology, sail membrane, deployed solar sail, longeron elements, wrinkling deformations, truss radius, sail deflection, compliant border, gossamer structures, wrinkling analysis, active figure control, wrinkled model, solar sail propulsion, gossamer spacecraft, taut region, colinearity equations, sail system, structural mass fraction, vacuum deployment, wrinkled region, wrinkled membranes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Materials Conference, New York, Langley Research Center, Palm Springs, Encyclopedia of Smart Materials, Gossamer Spacecraft Forum, Cambridge Univ, San Diego, Structural Dvnamics, Academic Press, Marshall Space Flight Center, Artificial Muscles, Geodetic Services, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Camera Link, Hubble Space Telescope, Joint Propulsion Conference, Near Net-Shape Stress-Coated Membrane, Science Mission Directorate, Space Vehicles Directorate, Substitution of Eqs, United States, Aerospace Engineer, Challenging Environments New!
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Materials Conference, New York, Langley Research Center, Palm Springs, Encyclopedia of Smart Materials, Gossamer Spacecraft Forum, Cambridge Univ, San Diego, Structural Dvnamics, Academic Press, Marshall Space Flight Center, Artificial Muscles, Geodetic Services, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Camera Link, Hubble Space Telescope, Joint Propulsion Conference, Near Net-Shape Stress-Coated Membrane, Science Mission Directorate, Space Vehicles Directorate, Substitution of Eqs, United States, Aerospace Engineer, Challenging Environments New!
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- Smart Materials by Mel Schwartz on 5 pages
- Space Mission Analysis and Design (Space Technology Library) by Wiley J. Larson on page 41, page 102, and page 286
- The Nonlinear Theory of Elastic Shells by A. Libai on page 102, and page 106
- High-resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications III (Proceedings of Spie) (Vol 4493) by John D. Gonglewski on page 101, and page 108
- Spacecraft Systems Engineering 3rd Edition by Peter Fortescue on page 286
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