Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft
This project investigates the deployment of solar sail and identifies key factors that is necessary for efficient deployment of a solar sail to develop a boom-free deployment. Through a comprehensive literature review, the study identifies the selection of origami design and the development of a...
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| author | Baey, Yi Quan |
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| description | This project investigates the deployment of solar sail and identifies key factors that is necessary
for efficient deployment of a solar sail to develop a boom-free deployment. Through a
comprehensive literature review, the study identifies the selection of origami design and the
development of a rotational deployment mechanism as vital factors in the development of a
boom-free solar sail deployment mechanism. Through multiple iterations of prototyping and
testing, the boom-free solar sail deployment mechanism is developed as it shows feasibility
and potential. A boom-free solar sail deployment is especially useful for long space exploration
missions as compared to the use of conventional rockets or rigid boom as it can bring about
advantages such as saving more space and lesser limitation to the size of the solar sail. With a
bigger solar sail, the spacecraft can generate more thrust from the light sources in space to
travel further and deeper into space. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1765872024-05-18T16:53:41Z Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft Baey, Yi Quan Lai Changquan School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering cqlai@ntu.edu.sg Engineering Boom-free solar sail spacecraft This project investigates the deployment of solar sail and identifies key factors that is necessary for efficient deployment of a solar sail to develop a boom-free deployment. Through a comprehensive literature review, the study identifies the selection of origami design and the development of a rotational deployment mechanism as vital factors in the development of a boom-free solar sail deployment mechanism. Through multiple iterations of prototyping and testing, the boom-free solar sail deployment mechanism is developed as it shows feasibility and potential. A boom-free solar sail deployment is especially useful for long space exploration missions as compared to the use of conventional rockets or rigid boom as it can bring about advantages such as saving more space and lesser limitation to the size of the solar sail. With a bigger solar sail, the spacecraft can generate more thrust from the light sources in space to travel further and deeper into space. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-16T08:30:34Z 2024-05-16T08:30:34Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Baey, Y. Q. (2024). Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176587 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176587 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering Boom-free solar sail spacecraft Baey, Yi Quan Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| title | Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| title_full | Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| title_fullStr | Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| title_short | Development of boom-free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| title_sort | development of boom free deployment mechanisms for solar sail spacecraft |
| topic | Engineering Boom-free solar sail spacecraft |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176587 |
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