28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-7.8.3


ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON LIGHT-WEIGHT STRUCTURES FOR SATELLITE STRUCTURAL FRAME APPLICATIONS THROUGH 3D MODELING

S. Haraguchi, J. He
Kogakuin Univ., Japan

Keywords: satellite frame structure, light-weight panels, modal analysis, dynamic stiffness

Lighter-weight and higher stiffness/strength honeycomb sandwich panels having advanced composite faces and honeycomb cores were introduced as the main structural elements for satellite structural frame applications. 3-dimensional modeling on satellites with different structural frames including satellite mission/bus equipment contents was executed to improve the satellites’ dynamic-rigidity/weight performances.


view full paper