@inproceedings{b57b190a406c4aa2adf3c3062f4061e4,
title = "Experimental investigation of a passive deployable/stowable radiator",
abstract = "A passive delployable/stowable radiator named reversible thermal panel (RTP) has been developed for thermal control of interplanetary spacecrafts. The RTP can autonomously adapt to a wide variety of thermal environments with no electrical power. An RTF prototype model (PM) was fabricated and extensive test programs including fin deployment/stowing tests, thermal performance tests, and vibration tests have been executed to validate that the RTP-PM can meet all the qualification requirements. Deployment/stowing tests have demonstrated repeatable RTF fins deploy/stow from 0° to 140° over the temperature range from -30°C to +30°C. Thermal performance tests including thermal balance tests and power cycling tests have shown RTF's autonomous thermal control for changes in thermal conditions. The RTF has also been subjected to qualification-level vibration loads and passed with no significant issues.",
author = "Hosei Nagano and Akira Ohnishi and Ken Higuchi and Yu Oikawa and Kazuki Watanabe and Yuji Nagasaka",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.2514/6.2007-1215",
language = "English",
isbn = "1563478900",
series = "Collection of Technical Papers - 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
pages = "14506--14514",
booktitle = "Collection of Technical Papers - 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting",
note = "45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2007 ; Conference date: 08-01-2007 Through 11-01-2007",
}