Modal analysis of conceptual microsatellite design employing perforated structural components for mass reduction

• Main Authors: Salman Dawood, Sarmad Dawood, Mohd Harithuddin, Ahmad Salahuddin, Harmin, Mohammad Yazdi
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94215/; https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/9/1/23

Mass reduction is a primary design goal pursued in satellite structural design, since the launch cost is proportional to their total mass. The most common mass reduction method currently employed is to introduce honeycomb structures, with space qualified composite materials as facing materials, into...