Research Article

Design and Characterization of a Small-Scale Solar Sail Prototype by Integrating NiTi SMA and Carbon Fibre Composite

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From (a) to (c) a 20 × 20 cm2 small-scale solar sail without Kapton, the configuration of solar sail without loom in one direction and its cylindrical bending.
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