Research Article

Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of a Net Closing Mechanism for Tether-Net Capture

Table 1

Simulation parameters.

ParameterValue

Thread length (m)1
Number of elements200
Thread Young’s modulus (GPa)1
Thread Poisson’s ratio0.3
Thread density (kg/m3)970
Thread diameter (m)0.002
Ball mass (kg)0.1
Ring diameter (m)0.02
Ring wire diameter (m)0.004
Ring mass (kg)0.1
Ring Young’s modulus (GPa)70
Ring Poisson’s ratio0.33