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Minimization of excess torque in multi-time deployment-folding hinge joints

Authors

¹S.A. Zommer, ¹S.I. Nemchaninov, ¹A.P. Kravchunovsky, ¹A.V. Ivanov, ²M.S. Rudenko

Organizations

¹JSC «Academician M. F. Reshetnev» Information Satellite Systems»
Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region, Russian Federation
²Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology
Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

The paper presents a method for minimizing the torque value of the multi-time deploymentfolding hinges. The objects of research were the hinges assembly of multi-time deployment-folding mechanical devices of solar array, which are used as part of the platforms of spacecraft. A computational analysis of the forces and moments that act in the hinges in the process of their opening and folding is carried out. The minimization of the excessive torque value without changing the design and layout of the hinge is possible by changing the shape of the dependence of the spring drive force on the angle of rotation of the hinge. The possibility of using constant force springs as part of the hinge is considered, the existing design algorithms are improved and a program for calculating the geometric and mechanical characteristics of constant force springs is developed. Experimental data were obtained for measuring the forces of springs of various configurations, showing the dependence of the magnitude of the force on the magnitude of the spring deformation and confirming the efficiency of the proposed calculation algorithm. A prototype of a hinge assembly with a constant force spring drive was developed and manufactured. The possibility of minimizing the excess torque without the need to change the design of the hinge while maintaining its technical characteristics was experimentally confirmed.

Keywords

hinge assembly, solar array, spacecraft, spring drive, torque, spring calculation

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Zommer S.A., Nemchaninov S.I., Kravchunovsky A.P., Ivanov A.V., Rudenko M.S. Minimization of excess torque in multi-time deployment-folding hinge joints // Spacecrafts & Technologies, 2021, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 35-43. doi: 10.26732/j.st.2021.1.04

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