Coiling Folding of Tubular Deployable Composite Booms
摘要
This chapter develops an analytical model for tubular deployable composite booms using Archimedean spiral geometry and energy principles to predict coiling folding moment-rotation angle curves. The folding process is divided into two stages (with/without free regions), solving implicit equations via Newton iteration and considering ploy region strain energy. A custom folding mechanism tests six T700/epoxy samples, showing good agreement between theoretical and experimental external work, with failure indices <1. Parametric studies show cross-sectional radius minimally affects moments, while angle and thickness increase moments, with thickness enhancing failure risk.