Paper on SAM submitted for AIAA's 53rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SDM)

Last night, the paper on SAM with the title "Design and Development of a Self-inflating Adaptive Membrane" was submitted to the 53rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SDM). The conference will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii from the 23^rd till 26^th of April 2012. SAM’s paper outlines the idea behind the bio-inspired membrane, an explanation of the residual air inflation technique, an overview over manufacturing techniques and a comparison of different folding pattern to decrease SAM’s storage volume. The paper concludes with a summary of SAM’s technology demonstrator mission on-board REXUS13/14. Thomas Sinn will participate in the conference and will present the paper at the 13th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum which is part of the 53rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SDM). Exact date and time of the presentation still needs to be confirmed.