Significance of 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 for space demonstration of multifunctional deployable membrane

Ikeya, Kosuke; Sakamoto, Hiraku; Nakanishi, Hiroki; Furuya, Hiroshi; Tomura, Takashi; Ide, Ryoga; Iijima, Ryo; Iwasaki, Yohei; Ohno, Keigo; Omoto, Kazuki; Furuya, Takashi; Hayashi, Takuma; Kato, Masaki; Koide, Sae; Kurosaki, Madoka; Nakatsuka, Yuki; Okuyama, Shigeaki; Kashiyama, Reo; Nakamura, Junya; Nio, Wataru; Tsunemitsu, Tsubasa; Yamazaki, Yutaka; Taga, Keisuke; Hohmann, Britta; Amamoto, Towa; Chubachi, Takaomi; Tamura, Sho; Okada, Hisako; Watanabe, Akihito; Kawabata, Nobuyoshi; Hori, T.; Ito, Hiroaki; Kuratomi, Takeshi; Shimoda, Yuya; Hidaka, Nana; Watanabe, Kouichi; Torisaka, Ayako; Yamazaki, Masahiko

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.04.016

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“…Other types of conformal antenna can be found, which use membranes to deploy. Tokyo Institute of Technology presented a 3 U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 [42], with a 1 m × 1 m multifunctional deployable membrane, which integrates film solar cells and shape memory alloy dipole antennas. The antennas were connected to the UHF transmitter and VHF receiver.…”

Section: Conformal Active Membranementioning

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A Review on the Development of Spaceborne Membrane Antennas

Liu

et al. 2022

Space Sci Technol

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The membrane antenna technology is a very promising approach to obtain large aperture with light weight and low stowed volume. In the past decades, extensive studies have been carried out on active and passive membrane antennas. However, the practical spaceborne applications are rare due to many challenges, e.g., the surface accuracy maintenance, the on-orbit reliability, and the environmental compatibility. This paper summarizes the history and state-of-art progresses on spaceborne membrane antennas. Curved surface reflectors, conformal active membrane antennas, planar array membrane antennas, and planar reflectarray membrane antennas have been introduced, respectively. Radiofrequency design, deploying mechanism, material, experiment, application, and analysis method have been presented. By concluding the advantages and challenges of the current membrane antennas, this paper is aimed at providing a perspective of the existing problems and future trend of spaceborne membrane antennas.

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Section: Conformal Active Membranementioning

confidence: 99%

A Review on the Development of Spaceborne Membrane Antennas

Liu

et al. 2022

Space Sci Technol

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“…Note that some institutions began to explore the space applications of flexible mechanisms in the mid-20th century. [8] Research on Echo balloon satellites, [8] deployable solar arrays, [9,10] and inflatable space station modules has achieved impressive application effects. [11,12] These studies have verified the value of soft machines in space applications.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress, Challenges, and Prospects of Soft Robotics for Space Applications

Zhang

Quan

et al. 2022

Advanced Intelligent Systems

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The development of space robots is vital to broadening human cognitive boundaries. Space robots have been deployed in space science experiments, extravehicular operations, and deep space exploration. The application of space robots undoubtedly reduces the risk and cost of space activities. Traditional space robots primarily utilize rigid structures, resulting in limited degrees of freedom, which restricts their operational capabilities. In contrast, soft robots with greater flexibility and robustness may be used for future space exploration. Soft robots applied in space environments must overcome significant challenges associated with ultrahigh vacuum, microgravity, extreme temperatures, and high‐energy radiation. Herein, a comprehensive analysis of the key advantages of soft robots is presented based on the special requirements of the space environments for soft robots. Furthermore, brief insights into how soft robots must be changed in terms of their design, modeling, fabrication, sensing, and control to adapt to space environments are discussed. Specifically, soft robot scenarios with potential space application value are introduced. Finally, opinions regarding the potential directions of soft space robots are provided.

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“…Because on-the-ground dynamic experiments of large membranes are difficult to perform and costly, numerical methods are essential to efficiently analyze the behaviors of membranes [27]. Numerical analysis promotes the deployment simulation of membrane structures in different fields of research.…”

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Wrapping Deployment Simulation Analysis of Leaf-Inspired Membrane Structures

Lin

Jia

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Aerospace

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Deployable membrane structures have received wide attention in many engineering applications, such as the military, aerospace, and aviation. Their properties of light weight and high storage ratio meet the requirements for aerospace exactly. In this paper, the wrapping deployment of membrane structures inspired by leaves are simulation-analyzed for prospective improvement. Three leaf-inspired patterns are investigated and discussed from the corresponding paper-craft design principles and deployment process perspectives. The deployment performance evaluation system according to the factors effecting working performance including maximum stress, driving force, maximum strain energy, smoothness index, and maximum folding height is established based on the results of the simulation analysis. Then, a comparison between the three patterns is carried out based on the deployment performance evaluation system. Moreover, it is found that adding creases reduces the folded height but the development performance gets worse. There is a balance between the folding ratio and development performance when the additional creases are added. The results can provide useful suggestions for designing wrapping deployment structures.

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Significance of 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 for space demonstration of multifunctional deployable membrane

Cited by 41 publications

References 8 publications

A Review on the Development of Spaceborne Membrane Antennas

A Review on the Development of Spaceborne Membrane Antennas

Progress, Challenges, and Prospects of Soft Robotics for Space Applications

Wrapping Deployment Simulation Analysis of Leaf-Inspired Membrane Structures

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