Reduced-order modelling of the deployment of a modified flasher origami for aerospace applications

Reduced-order modelling of the deployment of a modified flasher origami for aerospace applications

A. Troise, P. Celli, M. Cinefra, V. Netti, A. Buscicchio

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Abstract. In this paper, we simulate the nonlinear deployment mechanics of a modified flasher origami structure designed to be a deployable solar panel. We compare reduced-order bar-and-hinge simulations, where panels are modelled as bar assemblies connected by joints and torsional springs, with results obtained from commercial finite element software. Through this comparison, we demonstrate the ability of the bar-and-hinge approach to capture key features of the origami behaviour at a fraction of the time needed to perform regular finite-element simulations. We also provide details on how to properly tune the bar properties to simulate panels made bonding printed circuit boards to textile, and the joint properties to mimic folds that are made of fabric and flexible circuit interconnects.

Keywords
Origami Structures, Deployable Structures, Bar-and-Hinge, Mechanics

Published online 11/1/2023, 6 pages
Copyright © 2023 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: A. Troise, P. Celli, M. Cinefra, V. Netti, A. Buscicchio, Reduced-order modelling of the deployment of a modified flasher origami for aerospace applications, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 37, pp 547-552, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902813-120

The article was published as article 120 of the book Aeronautics and Astronautics

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