Title :
Comparative analysis of gravity compensation systems for ground tests of deployable solar arrays
Author :
Shpyakin, Ivan K. ; Malyshenko, Alexander M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Integrated Comput. Control Syst., Tomsk Polytech. Univ., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the gravity compensation stands which simulate weightlessness environment for process of solar array deployment on the Earth. Much attention is given to classification and development of a gravity compensation system. The paper also presents the comparative analysis of different classes of the gravity compensation stands, identifies advantages and disadvantages of these classes. The examples of different stands, that are used by modern space enterprises, are described.
Keywords :
aircraft; solar cell arrays; zero gravity experiments; comparative analysis; deployable solar arrays; gravity compensation systems; ground tests; modern space enterprises; weightlessness environment; Gravity; Patents; Shafts; Space vehicles; Suspensions; Testing; Uniform resource locators; deployable solar arrays; gravity compensation system; ground test; weightlessness environment; zero-gravity;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Communications (SIBCON), 2015 International Siberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Omsk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7102-2
DOI :
10.1109/SIBCON.2015.7147290
