Abstract For precursor solar sail activities a strategy for a controlled deployment of large membranes was developed based on a combination of zig-zag folding and coiling of triangular sail segments spanned between crossed booms. This strategy required four autonomous deployment units that were jettisoned after the deployment is completed. In order to reduce the complexity of the system an adaptation of that deployment strategy is investigated. A baseline design for the deployment mechanisms is established that allows the deployment actuation from a central bus system in order to reduce the complexity of the system. The mass of such a sail craft will be slightly increased but its performance is still be reasonable for first solar sail missions. The presented design will be demonstrated on breadboard level showing the feasibility of the deployment strategy. The characteristic acceleration will be evaluated and compared to the requirements of certain proposed solar sail missions.

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基于尖端部署膜交叉吊杆的新型太阳帆概念的性能分析和任务应用

摘要 对于前体太阳帆活动，基于交叉臂之间的三角帆段的曲折折叠和盘绕的组合，开发了一种控制部署大膜的策略。该战略需要四个自主部署单位，在部署完成后被抛弃。为了降低系统的复杂性，研究了对该部署策略的适应性。建立了部署机制的基线设计，允许从中央总线系统进行部署驱动，以降低系统的复杂性。这种帆船的质量将略有增加，但其性能对于第一次太阳帆任务仍然是合理的。所提出的设计将在面包板级别进行演示，展示部署策略的可行性。将评估特征加速度并与某些提议的太阳帆任务的要求进行比较。