Research Article

Dynamic and Structural Performances of a New Sailcraft Concept for Interplanetary Missions

Table 3

Pretensioning scheme results.

Boundary cable temperature [°C]Effective tensioning load [N]Maximum out-of-plane displacement [m]

−250.60.1004
−501.120.09938
−1002.30.09734
−40090.08520
−800180.07005