Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather

The application field of space deployable antennas covers mobile communication, navigation, deep space exploration, etc. The traditional space deployable antenna mechanism deploys in a fixed way and mostly in a circular direction in order to expand the space deployable antenna configuration; this pa...

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Main Authors: Hualong Xie, Yuqing Feng, Junfeng Zhao, Xiaofei Ma
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/23/12598
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author Hualong Xie
Yuqing Feng
Junfeng Zhao
Xiaofei Ma
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Xiaofei Ma
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description The application field of space deployable antennas covers mobile communication, navigation, deep space exploration, etc. The traditional space deployable antenna mechanism deploys in a fixed way and mostly in a circular direction in order to expand the space deployable antenna configuration; this paper summarizes the bionic principle that can be used for antenna structure design by studying the tail feather deploying behavior of birds such as peacocks and proposes a new parabolic antenna configuration that imitates the tail feather deploying of birds. The kinematic model of the deployable mechanism is established, and kinematic analysis of the deployable process is carried out on the key rods. The simulation of the rod motion is carried out using ADAMS 2020 software, and the angle change results obtained from the simulation are compared with MATLAB 2020b to verify the correctness of the kinematic equations. The deployment trajectories of the innermost and outermost rib endpoints are analyzed, and the spatial arrangement of the antenna is determined to be in the range of 4 m × 3.5 m. This is a solid foundation for the development of spatially deployable antennas.
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spelling doaj.art-d5c534fa196b4b8283fdacb0e17d97a22023-12-08T15:11:08ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-11-0113231259810.3390/app132312598Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail FeatherHualong Xie0Yuqing Feng1Junfeng Zhao2Xiaofei Ma3School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaXi’an Branch, Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Xi’an 710100, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaXi’an Branch, Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Xi’an 710100, ChinaThe application field of space deployable antennas covers mobile communication, navigation, deep space exploration, etc. The traditional space deployable antenna mechanism deploys in a fixed way and mostly in a circular direction in order to expand the space deployable antenna configuration; this paper summarizes the bionic principle that can be used for antenna structure design by studying the tail feather deploying behavior of birds such as peacocks and proposes a new parabolic antenna configuration that imitates the tail feather deploying of birds. The kinematic model of the deployable mechanism is established, and kinematic analysis of the deployable process is carried out on the key rods. The simulation of the rod motion is carried out using ADAMS 2020 software, and the angle change results obtained from the simulation are compared with MATLAB 2020b to verify the correctness of the kinematic equations. The deployment trajectories of the innermost and outermost rib endpoints are analyzed, and the spatial arrangement of the antenna is determined to be in the range of 4 m × 3.5 m. This is a solid foundation for the development of spatially deployable antennas.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/23/12598bird tail feathersdeployable mechanismmotion analysisbionics
spellingShingle Hualong Xie
Yuqing Feng
Junfeng Zhao
Xiaofei Ma
Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather
Applied Sciences
bird tail feathers
deployable mechanism
motion analysis
bionics
title Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather
title_full Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather
title_fullStr Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather
title_full_unstemmed Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather
title_short Design and Kinematic Analysis of Deployable Antenna for Bionic Bird Tail Feather
title_sort design and kinematic analysis of deployable antenna for bionic bird tail feather
topic bird tail feathers
deployable mechanism
motion analysis
bionics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/23/12598
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