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Lightweight Deployment Mechanism Of Solar Arrays For Use In Cubesats, John Wood Ellis
Lightweight Deployment Mechanism Of Solar Arrays For Use In Cubesats, John Wood Ellis
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Cube satellites, also referred to as CubeSats, were developed in the late twentieth century, and have since served as a cost-effective method of gathering out-of-this-world data. The development of these small-scale satellites have helped universities and small companies worldwide to perform important experiments, as well as gather critical data in order to provide for further space exploration. Cube satellites are designed to be self-sustaining, by using solar cells to capture impinging thermal energy and convert it to power to be consumed by the electronics housed within the satellite itself. In order to function properly, these cells are extended in an …