Shape memory self-deployable structures for solar sails

Sokolowski, Witold M.; Tan, Seng C.; Willis, Paul; Pryor, Mark

doi:10.1117/12.814301

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“…To add functionality to the solar sails, the integration of thin-film electronics, sensors, actuators and power sources into the SMP foam is possible. [88] …”

Section: Applications Of Porous Smpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Porous Shape-Memory Polymers

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Porous shape memory polymers (SMPs) include foams, scaffolds, meshes, and other polymeric substrates that possess porous three-dimensional macrostructures. Porous SMPs exhibit active structural and volumetric transformations and have driven investigations in fields ranging from biomedical engineering to aerospace engineering to the clothing industry. The present review article examines recent developments in porous SMPs, with focus given to structural and chemical classification, methods of characterization, and applications. We conclude that the current body of literature presents porous SMPs as highly interesting smart materials with potential for industrial use.

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“…To add functionality to the solar sails, the integration of thin-film electronics, sensors, actuators and power sources into the SMP foam is possible. [88] …”

Section: Applications Of Porous Smpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Porous Shape-Memory Polymers

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“…large boom structures (~50 meters long), comprising truss elements using SMP foam and carbon fiber reinforced polymers have been developed [67]. Also, large solar sails, ten to several hundred meters in dimension, using thin films of microcellular SMP foams, are being considered for propelling spacecrafts [68]. Adaptive airplane wings, for improved performance and fuel efficiency, constitute another popular area of application of SMP foams [69].…”

Section: Aerospace Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ultra Low Density Shape Memory Polymer Foams With Tunable Physicochemical Properties for Treatment of intracranial Aneurysms

Singhal

2013

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“…The shape memory polymer (SMP) is a new type of intelligent polymer. It can rapidly recover from a temporary shape with an appropriate stimulus such as temperature, X‐ray, specific ions, electron, pH, magnetic field, or enzyme . Compared with shape memory alloy and shape memory ceramic, SMP possesses the merits of light weight, low cost, good processing, high deformation speed, and tailored transition temperature .…”

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Thermal and shape memory properties of cyanate/polybutadiene epoxy/polysebacic polyanhydride copolymer

Wang

Zhu

Wang

et al. 2015

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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A novel thermal‐induced shape memory polymer was synthesized by copolymerization of a new kind of epoxy resin‐polybutadiene epoxy (PBEP), bisphenol A‐type cyanate ester (BACE), and polysebacic polyanhydride (PSPA) with different mass ratios. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), bending test, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and shape memory property were investigated systematically. It was found that the PSPA significantly enhanced the bending strength and flexural modulus. The DMA results showed that the glass transition temperature reduced with increasing content of PSPA. Furthermore, the shape memory tests proved that the copolymer possessed excellent shape memory properties. The shape recovery time decreased with increasing content of PSPA and temperature. The shape memory rate increased as the PSPA content increased. The shape recovery ratio decreased with increasing cycle times. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42045.

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Shape memory self-deployable structures for solar sails

Cited by 16 publications

References 3 publications

Porous Shape-Memory Polymers

Porous Shape-Memory Polymers

Ultra Low Density Shape Memory Polymer Foams With Tunable Physicochemical Properties for Treatment of intracranial Aneurysms

Thermal and shape memory properties of cyanate/polybutadiene epoxy/polysebacic polyanhydride copolymer

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