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Measured and predicted root-mean-square errors in square and triangular antenna mesh facets
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fichter, W. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Deflection shapes of square and equilateral triangular facets of two tricot-knit, gold plated molybdenum wire mesh antenna materials were measured and compared, on the basis of root mean square (rms) differences, with deflection shapes predicted by linear membrane theory, for several cases of biaxial mesh tension. The two mesh materials contained approximately 10 and 16 holes per linear inch, measured diagonally with respect to the course and wale directions. The deflection measurement system employed a non-contact eddy current proximity probe and an electromagnetic distance sensing probe in conjunction with a precision optical level. Despite experimental uncertainties, rms differences between measured and predicted deflection shapes suggest the following conclusions: that replacing flat antenna facets with facets conforming to parabolically curved structural members yields smaller rms surface error; that potential accuracy gains are greater for equilateral triangular facets than for square facets; and that linear membrane theory can be a useful tool in the design of tricot knit wire mesh antennas. |
| File Size | 9610709 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890008521 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1wd8rv2k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Root-mean-square Errors Reflectors Error Analysis Deflection Antenna Design Fabrics Eddy Currents Antenna Radiation Patterns Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |