Research Article

The Pretension Design of Cable Mesh considering the Large Deformation of Ring Truss

Table 3

The parameters of simulation model.

ItemCalculation parameters

Antenna aperture26 m
Antenna focal length4 m
Rod inner diameter22 mm
Rod outer diameter24 mm
Rod elastic modulus160 GPa
Cable diameter5 mm
Cable elastic modulus50 GPa
The average tension of front mesh70 N
The average tension of rear mesh180 N