Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates
The ground modal test is an important approach to the natural frequency of solar arrays to support the attitude control of spacecraft. However, for the batch production of small satellites, the accuracy and efficiency of traditional ground modal testing methods are limited. This shortcoming restrict...
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| description | The ground modal test is an important approach to the natural frequency of solar arrays to support the attitude control of spacecraft. However, for the batch production of small satellites, the accuracy and efficiency of traditional ground modal testing methods are limited. This shortcoming restricts the development of satellite constellations. Based on the encapsulation method widely used in the computer field, this paper proposed a natural frequency identification method of deployable solar arrays with multiple plates. This method is of high accuracy and efficiency that meets the demand of attitude control and makes sense to accelerate the batch production of small satellites. First, a suspended modal test system with gravity compensation function is designed. Second, the mathematical model of the test system is established. Abstracting parts of the parameters of the test object into an encapsulated entity, the mathematical model is simplified by equivalent variables. Thus, the direct mapping relationship between the ground test result and the true natural frequency is proposed. Finally, to verify the identification accuracy, finite element analysis (FEA) and the ground modal test of a two-folder solar array simulant are carried out. The results show that the relative error of the first-order natural frequency after correction and the theoretical value is less than 3%. Meanwhile, the identification accuracy of the ground modal test is improved by more than 50%. This method improves the availability of ground test results and reduces the calculation amount, so that it is convenient for engineering applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e6df2b120304f2c80c3b0f4a9c47a4b2025-08-20T03:36:41ZengWileyShock and Vibration1875-92032021-01-01202110.1155/2021/7443312Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple PlatesChunjuan Zhao0Xiangyu Zhao1Shanbo Chen2Jisong Yu3Lei Zhang4Changchun Institute of OpticsChangchun Institute of OpticsSatellite Structure Research LaboratoryChangchun Institute of OpticsSatellite Structure Research LaboratoryThe ground modal test is an important approach to the natural frequency of solar arrays to support the attitude control of spacecraft. However, for the batch production of small satellites, the accuracy and efficiency of traditional ground modal testing methods are limited. This shortcoming restricts the development of satellite constellations. Based on the encapsulation method widely used in the computer field, this paper proposed a natural frequency identification method of deployable solar arrays with multiple plates. This method is of high accuracy and efficiency that meets the demand of attitude control and makes sense to accelerate the batch production of small satellites. First, a suspended modal test system with gravity compensation function is designed. Second, the mathematical model of the test system is established. Abstracting parts of the parameters of the test object into an encapsulated entity, the mathematical model is simplified by equivalent variables. Thus, the direct mapping relationship between the ground test result and the true natural frequency is proposed. Finally, to verify the identification accuracy, finite element analysis (FEA) and the ground modal test of a two-folder solar array simulant are carried out. The results show that the relative error of the first-order natural frequency after correction and the theoretical value is less than 3%. Meanwhile, the identification accuracy of the ground modal test is improved by more than 50%. This method improves the availability of ground test results and reduces the calculation amount, so that it is convenient for engineering applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7443312 |
| spellingShingle | Chunjuan Zhao Xiangyu Zhao Shanbo Chen Jisong Yu Lei Zhang Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates Shock and Vibration |
| title | Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates |
| title_full | Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates |
| title_fullStr | Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates |
| title_short | Encapsulation Based Method for Natural Frequency Identification of Deployable Solar Arrays with Multiple Plates |
| title_sort | encapsulation based method for natural frequency identification of deployable solar arrays with multiple plates |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7443312 |
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