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Development and Performance Test of Solar Sail System for CNUSAIL-1 Cube Satellite

CNUSAIL-1 큐브위성의 태양돛 개발 및 성능시험

  • Received : 2015.09.10
  • Accepted : 2015.12.04
  • Published : 2016.03.01
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Abstract

CNUSAIL-1 is a 3U-sized cube satellite with $4m^2$ small solar sail which is currently being developed at the Chungnam National University. The primary purpose of the CNUSAIL-1 is successful sail deployment in LEO and its operation for investigating its effect on satellite orbit and attitude as well as performing de-orbiting using the sail membranes as drag sail at the final phase. The system design and mechanism of solar sail deployment is introduced, and optical and tensile tests are carried out for the material of membranes and booms for its safety and performance verification. The ground test is carried out to verify its performance for sail deployment and satellite through comparison between folding methods by determining its folding patterns, thickness of spiral spring and angular velocity measurement in a low-friction environment.

CNUSAIL-1은 $4m^2$ 크기의 태양돛을 탑재한 3U 크기의 큐브위성이며, 주 임무는 지구 저궤도에서 태양돛을 성공적으로 전개하고 태양돛을 이용해 Drag Sail을 실현하는 것이다. 또한, 이에 따른 자세와 궤도에 대한 영향을 확인하는 임무를 수행한다. 본 논문에서는 CNUSAIL-1의 태양돛에 사용되는 박막과 붐의 재질과 물성치에 관련된 실험을 수행하며, 이를 통해 태양돛 박막의 반사율/투과율 요구도를 확인하고, 박막과 붐의 인장강도를 측정함으로서 지구 저궤도 환경에서의 돛 전개 시 발생가능 응력에 대한 안전성을 확인한다. 또한, 태양돛의 전개장치를 개발 제작하여 우주환경을 모사한 지상시험을 수행함으로서 태양돛 전개의 가능성을 검증하였으며, 태양돛의 탑재와 접기 방법에 따라 비교 전개하는 실험을 통하여 접기방법을 결정하고, Spiral spring 두께에 따른 전개실험과 각속도 시험을 수행하여 실제 전개 시에 생길 수 있는 위성체에 대한 영향성 등을 살펴보았다.

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