Efforts are continuing under NASA support to improve the readiness level of solar sail technology. Solar sails have one of the best chances to be the next gossamer spacecraft flown in space. In the gossamer spacecraft community thus far, solar sails have always been considered a 'low precision' application compared with, say, radar or optical devices. However, as this paper shows, even low precision gossamer applications put extraordinary demands on structural measurement systems if they are to be traceable to use in space.
Design considerations for an integrated solar sail diagnostics system
2004
12 Seiten, 16 Quellen
Conference paper
English
AIAA-2004-1510 Design Considerations for an Integrated Solar Sail Diagnostics System
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