A low-tech health monitor for the solar-photon sail

A low-tech health monitor for the solar-photon sail

On-orbit deployment tests and operational missions for first-generation solar-photon sails may require a method of monitoring post-deployment sail health. A low-technology device capable of performing this function is the pinhole camera, combined with an inflatable hydrostatic beam mounted at the sa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta astronautica 2007, Vol.60 (1), p.55-56
Hauptverfasser: Matloff, Gregory L., Leng, Lufeng
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Health
Hydrostatics
Monitoring
Monitors
Pinhole cameras
Sails
Space environment
Spacecraft
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Zusammenfassung:On-orbit deployment tests and operational missions for first-generation solar-photon sails may require a method of monitoring post-deployment sail health. A low-technology device capable of performing this function is the pinhole camera, combined with an inflatable hydrostatic beam mounted at the sail's center of mass.
ISSN:0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.08.001