TY - GEN
T1 - Deployment behavior of modularized structures
AU - Ishimura, Kosei
AU - Natori, M. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge Professor K. Higuchi and Dr. N. Okuizumi (ISAS) for their useful discussions on this study. This research has been partially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 10-04915, 1998.
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PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Deployment behavior of modularized structures is numerically analyzed from the viewpoint of synchronism. Elastic panels with single and double accordion folding patterns are examined as examples of modularized structures. Through computer simulations, it is shown that asynchronous deployments are caused by inertia forces. To improve the synchronism of the deployment, autonomous distributed control method is proposed. Control rules are driven based on equations of heat conduction and wave propagation. It is confirmed that simple autonomous distributed control can improve the synchronism of the deployment.
AB - Deployment behavior of modularized structures is numerically analyzed from the viewpoint of synchronism. Elastic panels with single and double accordion folding patterns are examined as examples of modularized structures. Through computer simulations, it is shown that asynchronous deployments are caused by inertia forces. To improve the synchronism of the deployment, autonomous distributed control method is proposed. Control rules are driven based on equations of heat conduction and wave propagation. It is confirmed that simple autonomous distributed control can improve the synchronism of the deployment.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2000-1733
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2000-1733
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85119689680
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
SP - 425
EP - 432
BT - Adaptive Structures and Material Systems
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2000
Y2 - 5 November 2000 through 10 November 2000
ER -