modelReplicator
Connects several Section blocks to form a fan-fold-style deployable structure
Information
The Replicator block creates and connects S Section blocks. It also attaches a spar (termed a "panel") to the free blanket of the last Section block. This block requires all of the same parameters as the Section block, as well as "S" and dimensions and material properties for the "panel".
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Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integer | S | Number of array sections | |
| Integer | N | Blanket discretization in the y-direction | |
| Integer | M | 3 | Blanket discretization in the x-direction |
| Boolean | rigid | Should spars be modeled as rigid? | |
| SI.Angle | start_angle | 0.0 | start angle (in degrees) between spars |
| SI.Angle | span_angle | Undeformed angle (in degrees) that blanket spans, for sizing | |
| Real | R0_loc | {0, 0, 0} | Location of blanket center of radius at initialization |
| Real | R0_angles | {0, 0, 0} | Angles of blanket center of radius at initialization |
| SI.Length | height | Spar height at inner-most frame | |
| SI.Length | width | Spar width at inner-most frame | |
| SI.Length | heightEnd | Spar height at outer-most frame | |
| SI.Length | widthEnd | Spar width at outer-most frame | |
| SI.Length | heightPanel | Panel height | |
| SI.Length | widthPanel | Panel width | |
| DeployStructLib.Properties.ClothProperty | clothPropsData | ||
| DeployStructLib.Properties.MaterialProperties.isotropicMaterialProperty | matPropsData | ||
| DeployStructLib.Properties.BeamXProperties.RectBarProperty | xInnerPanelPropsData | ||
| DeployStructLib.Properties.BeamXProperties.RectBarProperty | xMidPanelPropsData | ||
| SI.Distance | R0 | 0.0 | Distance from center of radius to start of spar |
| SI.Distance | R_inner | Distance from start of spar to start of cloth | |
| SI.Distance | R_outer | Distance from center of radius to end of spar | |
| Real | R0_angles_section | array({0, 0, (i - 1)*start_angle} + R0_angles for i in 1:S) |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section | section | ||
| Beam | beamInnerPanel | ||
| Beam | beamMidPanel | ||
| Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Interfaces.Frame_b | pulleyFrame |