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Master Thesis - OUFTI-1

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Figure 5.11: Maximal Von Mises stress inside <strong>OUFTI</strong>-1<br />

According to the reference [59], it is possible to dene a MoS for the entire satellite.<br />

This calculation is performed in Equation 5.3.3.<br />

where:<br />

MoS =<br />

allowable load<br />

(applied load) − SF − 1 (5.3.3)<br />

• allowable load: Allowable load under specied functional conditions (e.g., yield,<br />

buckling, ultimate)<br />

• applied load: Computed or measured load under dened load condition (design loads)<br />

• SF : Safety factor applicable to the specied functional conditions including the<br />

specied load conditions (e.g., yield, buckling, ultimate)<br />

For <strong>OUFTI</strong>-1, the maximal Von Mises stress appears in the end plate, which is made<br />

of Al − 5052 H32. This material has a yield stress of 162 MP a, the maximal applied stress<br />

is 101.97 MP a and the SF used for this study is 2. So, the value nally obtained for the<br />

MoS is 0.5887. It means that <strong>OUFTI</strong>-1 can support a loading case 58.87% higher than<br />

the one used during this analysis. It also means that our CubeSat fullls well the ESA<br />

requirement, which stipulates that all MoS must be positive.<br />

This last result marks the end of our static analysis. Now, a modal analysis will be<br />

performed to estimate the global dynamic response of <strong>OUFTI</strong>-1.<br />

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