This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Material Systems for Solar Sails
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
The use of the solar sail cargo spacecraft in a manned mission to Mars can provide inexpensive means to deliver large payloads in different planetary regions. This paper deals with requirements for material systems for solar sails. Systems based on polyimide and polyester dielectrics were analyzed. Several metallization approaches were experimentally verified. An optimal ratio of the overall metal thickness to the intensity of UV radiation was calculated. This paper provides solar-sail-as-payload calculations for the existing spacecraft design. Using computer finite element analyses, electronic microscopy and experimental procedures, the mechanical stresses and forces were investigated.
Authors
Topic
Citation
Belopolsky, Y., "Material Systems for Solar Sails," SAE Technical Paper 940056, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/940056.Also In
References
- World Space Foundation Foundation News 1989
- Walker C.C. Research Report ED-90-C-9 E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Wilmington, DE 1990
- Belopolsky Y. Poulin T. “Thermal and Reliability Modeling of Thick Film and Other Material Systems for Under-the-hood Automotive Applications” Proceedings of the International Microelectronic Conference Tokyo, Japan June 1990
- Levi L. “Applied Optics” John Wiley & Sons Inc New York 1939
- Kapton Polyimide Film E-93189 Du Pont Electronics
- Pyralux Technical Information Bulletin P-109. Du Pont Electronics
- Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits Test Methods 1990
- Underwriters Laboratories Inc 1986
- Belopolsky Y. Killian C. “Flexible Interconnect Systems for Automotive Applications” Proceeding of the International Symposium on Automotive Technology Florence Italy May 1991
- August 1990