Coupled Elastic-Thermal Dynamics of Deployable Mesh Reflectors

Shi, Huaizhong; Yang, Bíngen; Thomson, Mark; Fang, Houfei

doi:10.2514/6.2011-2001

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“…Influences of member lengths imperfection and thermal strain on the surface accuracy of large DMRs were studied by many researchers in the past decades [5,[22][23][24]. RMS error prediction for various types of structures including tet-rahedral truss, geodesic dome, radial ribs, and pretensioned truss were investigated by Hedgepeth [5].…”

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Review of Root-Mean-Square Error Calculation Methods for Large Deployable Mesh Reflectors

Yuan

2022

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

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In the design of a large deployable mesh reflector, high surface accuracy is one of ultimate goals since it directly determines overall performance of the reflector. Therefore, evaluation of surface accuracy is needed in many cases of design and analysis of large deployable mesh reflectors. The surface accuracy is usually specified as root-mean-square error, which measures deviation of a mesh geometry from a desired working surface. In this paper, methods of root-mean-square error calculation for large deployable mesh reflectors are reviewed. Concept of reflector gain, which describes reflector performance, and its relationship with the root-mean-square error is presented. Approaches to prediction or estimation of root-mean-square error in preliminary design of a large deployable mesh reflector are shown. Three methods of root-mean-square error calculation for large deployable mesh reflectors, namely, the nodal deviation root-mean-square error, the best-fit surface root-mean-square error, and the direct root-mean-square error, are presented. Concept of effective region is introduced. An adjusted calculation of root-mean-square error is suggested when the concept of effective region is involved. Finally, these reviewed methods of root-mean-square error calculation are applied to surface accuracy evaluation of a two-facet mesh geometry, a center-feed mesh reflector, and an offset-feed mesh reflector for demonstration and comparison.

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