Title
Packaging of thick membranes using a multi-spiral folding approach: Flat and curved surfaces
Date Issued
01 May 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Waseda University
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Elucidating versatile configurations of spiral folding, and investigating the deployment performance is of relevant interest to extend the applicability of deployable membranes towards large-scale and functional configurations. In this paper we propose new schemes to package flat and curved membranes of finite thickness by using multiple spirals, whose governing equations render folding lines by juxtaposing spirals and by accommodating membrane thickness. Our experiments using a set of topologically distinct flat and curved membranes deployed by tensile forces applied in the radial and circumferential directions have shown that (1) the multi-spiral approach with prismatic folding lines offered the improved deployment performance, and (2) the deployment of curved surfaces progresses rapidly within a finite load domain. Furthermore, we confirmed the high efficiency of membranes folded by multi-spiral patterns. From viewpoints of configuration and deployment performance, the multi-spiral approach is potential to extend the versatility and maneuverability of spiral folding mechanisms.
Start page
2589
End page
2612
Volume
67
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
IngenierÃa aeroespacial
IngenierÃa mecánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85094123195
Source
Advances in Space Research
ISSN of the container
02731177
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus