K. Watanabe, K. Higuchi, A. Watanabe

In the possible Moon project of Japan, proving the Moon by using lunar lander or rover has been considered by ISAS/JAXA. In this plan, it is concerned about the damage on the equipments due to lower temperature inside of the lunar lander that occurs during 14-day lunar nights and solutions are being examined. As one solution, a possible existence of permanent solar irradiated area near the lunar North Pole is focused on and build up near this area a tower with solar panel installed on its top to generate electrical power, and with which to protect the equipments from the lower temperature. The inflatable structure with highly storable efficiency is taken as a strong candidate for realizing this Lunar Tower system. A space inflatable actuated rod (SPINAR) has been developed as an ultra-light one-dimensional extendible structure driven by an inflatable tube. Its practical feasibility are examined and evaluated with a 1/5 scale extendible test model using our SPINAR technologies.

DGLR Symposium "To Moon and Beyond", 2007, Bremen

Conference Paper

englisch

A4, 10 Seiten

DGLR-Bericht, 2007, 2007-02, To Moon and Beyond; S.1-10; 2007; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn

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Bibliothek

2007