Research Article

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

Table 2

Experimental and simulation parameters.

ParameterValue

Thread Young’s modulus (GPa)87
Thread Poisson’s ratio0.35
Thread density (kg/m3)650
Net size (m2)
Net mesh (m)0.1
Thread diameter (m)0.002
Closing thread length (m)1.2
Element number of closing thread240
Ring mass (kg)0.001
Ring diameter (m)0.014
Ring wire diameter (m)0.002