A New Approach to Vibration Reduction Analysis Using Thin Polyimide Tape Inserted between Structural Elements

摘要

An effective countermeasure against vibration under limitation of volume and weight of small satellites is to insert thin polyimide tape between structural elements, especially for structural vibration of a small satellite during its launch. In this study, we deal with three types of aluminum elastic beams clamped on an aluminum rigid base. To explain dynamic damping properties of thin polyimide tapes inserted between structural elements based on our experimental data, we first develop a mathematical model, which can be applied to FEM analysis. Although this model generally depends on both the number of laminated tape layers and frequency, it shall be modified to a special model, which only depends on frequency but not depend on the number of layers. Finally, using a new test beam, the validity of the proposed mathematical model is demonstrated.