Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System
The space elevator system is a space tether system used to solve low-cost space transportation. Its high efficiency, large load, reusability and other characteristics have broad application prospects in the aerospace field. Most of the existing mechanical models are based on “chain-bar” and a lumped...
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| description | The space elevator system is a space tether system used to solve low-cost space transportation. Its high efficiency, large load, reusability and other characteristics have broad application prospects in the aerospace field. Most of the existing mechanical models are based on “chain-bar” and a lumped mass tether model, which cannot effectively reflect the flexible behaviour of the rope of space elevator system. To establish an accurate mechanical model, the gradient deficient beam elements of the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) are used to build the mechanical model of the space elevator system. The universal gravitation and centrifugal force in the model are derived. The calculation results of the ANCF model are compared with the results of the finite element method (FEM) and lumped mass (LM) models. The results show that the calculation results of the ANCF method are not very different from the results of the FEM and LM models in the case of axial loading. In the case of lateral loading, the calculation results of the ANCF method are basically the same as the results of the FEM and LM models, but can better reflect the local flexible deformation of the space elevator rope, and have a better calculation stability than FEM. Under the same calculation accuracy, the ANCF method can use fewer elements, and the speed of convergence is faster than the FEM and LM models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e78643a9eda49d29d786c89a46856792023-11-23T02:10:35ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-12-0111231157610.3390/app112311576Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator SystemShihao Luo0Youhua Fan1Naigang Cui2School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaSchool of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaThe space elevator system is a space tether system used to solve low-cost space transportation. Its high efficiency, large load, reusability and other characteristics have broad application prospects in the aerospace field. Most of the existing mechanical models are based on “chain-bar” and a lumped mass tether model, which cannot effectively reflect the flexible behaviour of the rope of space elevator system. To establish an accurate mechanical model, the gradient deficient beam elements of the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) are used to build the mechanical model of the space elevator system. The universal gravitation and centrifugal force in the model are derived. The calculation results of the ANCF model are compared with the results of the finite element method (FEM) and lumped mass (LM) models. The results show that the calculation results of the ANCF method are not very different from the results of the FEM and LM models in the case of axial loading. In the case of lateral loading, the calculation results of the ANCF method are basically the same as the results of the FEM and LM models, but can better reflect the local flexible deformation of the space elevator rope, and have a better calculation stability than FEM. Under the same calculation accuracy, the ANCF method can use fewer elements, and the speed of convergence is faster than the FEM and LM models.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/23/11576space elevatorabsolute nodal coordinate formulationlateral loading |
| spellingShingle | Shihao Luo Youhua Fan Naigang Cui Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System Applied Sciences space elevator absolute nodal coordinate formulation lateral loading |
| title | Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System |
| title_full | Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System |
| title_fullStr | Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System |
| title_short | Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Calculation of Space Elevator System |
| title_sort | application of absolute nodal coordinate formulation in calculation of space elevator system |
| topic | space elevator absolute nodal coordinate formulation lateral loading |
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