Stratosail's stress analysis and modeling

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Abstract

The modeling of the stratosail of a stratospheric satellite includes both the modeling of a flexible tether and that of a rigid stratosail body, thus being a complicated and flexible-rigid coupled modeling process. This paper analyzes the stress of the stratosail and calculates the size and direction of the tensile force of the tether in different states in accordance with the moment-equilibrium principle. It analyzes the effects of the gravity, aerodynamic force and tensile force of the tether on the stratosail and calculates the inclination angle, deviation angle and tensile force of the tether at its different attitude angles. The analysis of the calculation results shows that the absolute values of the inclination angle and deviation angle of the tether increase as increasing absolute value of its yaw angle, that the lateral tensile force components of the stratosail increase but that the resultant tensile force of the tether does not increase but decreases slightly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2011 International Conference of Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Management Sciences, ICM 2011
Pages30-33
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 International Conference on Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Management Sciences, ICM 2011 - Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Duration: 24 Sep 201125 Sep 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2011 International Conference of Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Management Sciences, ICM 2011
Volume3

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Management Sciences, ICM 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing, Jiangsu
Period24/09/1125/09/11

Keywords

  • Coordinate system
  • Modeling
  • Stratosail
  • Stratospheric satellite
  • Tensile force

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