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

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left">Wires</td><td class="align_center">Foils</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Advantages</td><td class="align_left">(i) Lightness</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Monodirectional shape recovery; no requirements of sticky elements.</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(ii) Low dimensions</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Disadvantages</td><td class="align_left">(i) Torsion</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">High weight</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(ii) Requirements of sticky elements</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Advantages and disadvantages of wires and foils.

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Table 1: Design and Characterization of a Small-Scale Solar Sail Prototype by Integrating NiTi SMA and Carbon Fibre Composite 