Development of Pogo Pin-Based Holding and Release Mechanism for Deployable Solar Panel of CubeSat
Joint Authors
Oh, Hyun-Ung
Bhattarai, Shankar
Kim, Hongrae
Jung, Sung-Hoon
Source
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Abstract EN
CubeSats are revolutionary to the space industry and are transforming space exploration which enables the next generation of scientists and engineers to complete all phases of space missions.
Deployable solar panels have been widely used for the generation of enough power in CubeSats due to their limited volume area for solar cell integration.
In general, the cable cutting release mechanism have been used in 1U-3U small satellites because of its simplicity and low cost.
However, this mechanism has a low constraint force and is unable to apply constraints along the in-plane and out-of-plane directions.
In this study, for the improvement of the conventional cable cutting mechanism, a spring-loaded pogo pin-based nichrome burn wire holding and release mechanism (HRM) was proposed and fabricated.
The pogo pin constitutes an immensely attractive function for the holding and release mechanism of solar panels because it works as an electrical interface to provide power, a separation spring to initiate the reaction force to deploy the panels, and a status switch to determine deployments.
In addition, the proposed mechanism guarantees the loading capability along the in-plane and out-of-plane directions of solar panels, the synchronous release of multiple panels, and a handling simplicity that differentiates it from the conventional mechanism.
The design feasibility, structural safety, and reliability of the mechanism were verified through functionality tests and launch and on-orbit environmental tests.
The proposed pogo pin-based holding and release mechanism would be equally applicable for other CubeSat deployable appendages.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhattarai, Shankar& Kim, Hongrae& Jung, Sung-Hoon& Oh, Hyun-Ung. 2019. Development of Pogo Pin-Based Holding and Release Mechanism for Deployable Solar Panel of CubeSat. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156223
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhattarai, Shankar…[et al.]. Development of Pogo Pin-Based Holding and Release Mechanism for Deployable Solar Panel of CubeSat. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156223
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhattarai, Shankar& Kim, Hongrae& Jung, Sung-Hoon& Oh, Hyun-Ung. Development of Pogo Pin-Based Holding and Release Mechanism for Deployable Solar Panel of CubeSat. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156223
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156223