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Capture Simulation Using Space-Nets for Space Debris in Various Motions

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In this study, capture simulation of space debris in various motions is conducted using a space-net. A nonlinear structural dynamics analysis code, ABAQUS, is used in the capture simulation. A general contact method is used to represent both the contact between the space-net and space debris, and the self-contact of the space-net. The space debris is assumed to be a rigid body with the shape of a 12U cube-sat. The space-net is shaped as a 2 × 2 m square and modeled using nonlinear finite beam elements. The present capture simulation techniques are validated through a comparison with a capture test from a previous study. In the capture simulations, first, the process of capturing space debris in cooperative motion is understood. Second, the space-net is simulated to capture space debris in non-cooperative motion. Results show that the rotation about the z-axis contributes significantly to the rotational component of the space debris in non-cooperative motion for a successful or unsuccessful capture.

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The work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2022M1A3B8076744).

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Shin, HC., Jang, M., Hwang, UJ. et al. Capture Simulation Using Space-Nets for Space Debris in Various Motions. Int. J. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 24, 547–558 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42405-022-00540-w

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