Traveler-ARM Isolation System for Large Flexible Space Structures

The proposed Phase 2 program will accelerate the development and commercialization of the Traveler-ARM isolation system conceptualized during the Phase 1 program. The Phase 1 program has established the technical feasibility and requirements compliance ofthe Traveler-ARM isolation system. The primary objective of the proposed Phase 2 program is to further develop and validate the Traveler-ARM isolation system through hardware design, manufacture, and test. Feasibility through design/analysis of a coupledTraveler-ARM isolator system and SquareRigger array will be demonstrated. Isolation system demonstration hardware consisting of key subsystem components and a full-scale passive functional demonstrator will be designed/analyzed and built. Validationtests of the demonstration hardware will be conducted to verify functionality and feasibility. The dynamic and kinematic characteristics of the demonstration hardware will be evaluated and their performance as a coupled PowerSail (isolator/array) systemwill be modeled. Analytical models of the isolation/array systems will be updated/correlated from program lessons-learned and test results. Lastly, visualization/simulation models will be developed to allow for the rational configuration development forgeneralized mission goals. The proposed Phase 2 program will be executed through a team approach working concurrently with the AFRL.