This was a project done in 1998 and 1999 at NASA Langley Research Center. For
more info, contact Engineering Design Branch, NASA Langley, 757-864-7081, or
Jimmy Johnson (j.w.johnson@larc.nasa.gov).
STAR Array Geometry
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STAR Assembly Process
Parts in assembly process
Z-fixture in assembly process
Single bay in stowed configuration
Single bay partially deployed
Single bay in deployed configuration
STAR Analysis Models and Results
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Results
Animations
- Deployment
- Thermal Transient
(View using Quicktime 3.0 (Mac or Windows 95/NT).
If you cannot view animations, what they show is the animated deployment of a
single bay and the entire array, and the thermal progression of the gradient
over the array around a single orbit, due to shading and movement of the solar
vector.
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Publications
- Ruth M. Amundsen,
Comparison of Integrated Analysis Methods for Two Model
Scenarios, Ninth Conference, Workshop and Product Presentation on Thermal and Fluids
Analysis Tools and Methods, Cleveland, Ohio, August 31--September 4, 1998. (Array modeling section)
- Ruth M. Amundsen and Drew J. Hope,
Hydrostar Thermal and
Structural Deformation Analyses of Antenna Array Concept, NASA/TM-1998-206288, February 1998.
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Parts in assembly process
Z-fixture in assembly process
Single bay in stowed configuration
Single bay partially deployed
Single bay in deployed configuration
