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Shape Memory Polymers for Active Cell Culture
Published on: July 4, 2011
Active Adjustment of Surface Accuracy for a Large Cable-Net Structure by Shape Memory Alloy
Xiangjun Jiang1, Fengqun Pan2, Yesen Fan3
1Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structural Design, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China. xjjiang@xidian.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The high surface accuracy design of a cable-net antenna structure under the disturbance of the extremely harsh space environment requires the antenna to have good in-orbit adjustment ability for surface accuracy. A shape memory cable-net (SMC) structure is proposed in this paper and believed to be able to improve the in-orbit surface accuracy of the cable-net antenna. Firstly, the incremental stiffness equation of a one-dimensional bar element of the shape memory alloy (SMA) to express the relationship between the force, temperature and deformation was effectively constructed. Secondly, the finite element model of the SMC antenna structure incorporated the incremental stiffness equation of a SMA was established. Thirdly, a shape active adjustment procedure of surface accuracy based on the optimization method was presented. Finally, a numerical example of the shape memory cable net structure applied to the parabolic reflectors of space antennas was analyzed.
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