In the framework of the ESA funded project EAP (Electro Active Polymers) an international team of universities and companies led by Kayser Italia Srl has studied and developed applications of EAP to investigate the possibility to monitor and control inflatable and deployable lightweight space structures. Different configurations of EAP have been studied and developed aiming at damping the vibrations of a long inflated-rigidized boom and at the shaping of reflector like structures. Novel configurations of electro-active polymers have been designed and manufactured with the aim of testing their capabilities on breadboards which are representative of space structures. The work on the development and characterization of the EAP configurations is presented first along with experimental data and simulations run with models purposely developed. Secondly the breadboards used to test the capabilities of the configurations are presented and explained. A section is dedicated to the modelling and simulation of the configurations and the breadboards because it represents a rather important part of this project. Lastly the experimental results of the performance test are presented and discussed.

Development of electro active polymers configurations to monitor and control deployable space structures / S. Baldacci; L. Serafini; V. S. Zolesi; F. Thurecht; E. K. Pfeiffer; P. Sommer Larsen; F. Carpi; D. De Rossi; L. Lampani; P. Gaudenzi. - ELETTRONICO. - (2007), pp. 0-0. (Intervento presentato al convegno 1st CEAS European Air and Space Conference tenutosi a Berlin nel 10-13 September 2007).

Development of electro active polymers configurations to monitor and control deployable space structures

CARPI, FEDERICO;
2007

Abstract

In the framework of the ESA funded project EAP (Electro Active Polymers) an international team of universities and companies led by Kayser Italia Srl has studied and developed applications of EAP to investigate the possibility to monitor and control inflatable and deployable lightweight space structures. Different configurations of EAP have been studied and developed aiming at damping the vibrations of a long inflated-rigidized boom and at the shaping of reflector like structures. Novel configurations of electro-active polymers have been designed and manufactured with the aim of testing their capabilities on breadboards which are representative of space structures. The work on the development and characterization of the EAP configurations is presented first along with experimental data and simulations run with models purposely developed. Secondly the breadboards used to test the capabilities of the configurations are presented and explained. A section is dedicated to the modelling and simulation of the configurations and the breadboards because it represents a rather important part of this project. Lastly the experimental results of the performance test are presented and discussed.
2007
Proc. of 1st CEAS – European Air and Space Conference
1st CEAS European Air and Space Conference
Berlin
10-13 September 2007
S. Baldacci; L. Serafini; V. S. Zolesi; F. Thurecht; E. K. Pfeiffer; P. Sommer Larsen; F. Carpi; D. De Rossi; L. Lampani; P. Gaudenzi
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