AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 32(2025)

A Review of Research Progress on Space Spiral Deployable Mechanisms

Xueqi PANG1,2, Haijun LUO2, Qifeng CUI1,2、*, Yunbin MA2, and Fangzhou LI2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Aerospace Mechanism,Shanghai201108,China
  • 2Shanghai Aerospace Systems Engineering Institute,Shanghai201108,China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Composition of the STACER[2]
    Schematic diagram of the STACER in the deployed state[4]
    Forming equipment for the spiral tube[11]
    Automatic gathering equipment[11]
    Applications of the STACER
    Schematic diagram of the components of the coilable mast
    Deployment methods of the coilable mast
    Flight test validation scheme[28]
    Deployed state of the AstroMast[29]
    Deployable cube[30]
    Deployable pattern of the coilable mast[22]
    A diagonal reference surface (sector with O as its vertex) for design[34]
    Sleeve type deployable coilable mast[40]
    Applications of the coilable mast in recent years
    In-orbit deployment process of the coilable mast on SSS-1 satellite[46]
    • Table 1. Variation ranges of the configuration parameters of the spiral tube<sup>[<a class="aTag" href="#Ref_1" target="_self" style="display: inline;">1</a>]</sup>

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      Table 1. Variation ranges of the configuration parameters of the spiral tube<sup>[<a class="aTag" href="#Ref_1" target="_self" style="display: inline;">1</a>]</sup>

      参数基准值参数范围
      带宽/mm15090~200
      带厚/mm0.200.05~0.30
      末端半径/mm85~15
      末端螺旋角/(°)5520~80
    • Table 2. Applications of the STACER

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      Table 2. Applications of the STACER

      序号任务名称国家

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      长度/m

      发射时间支撑载荷
      1POLAR美国13.81996等离子体波仪、电场仪[13,17]
      2CLUSTER欧盟5.02000磁强计[14]
      3DEMETER法国4.02004电场探测仪[15]
      4STEREO美国5.82006磁强计、太阳风电子分析仪[16]
      5CINEMA美国2012磁强计[21]
      6Solar-Orbiter美国、欧盟6.52020射频等离子体波仪[18]
      7张衡一号中国>4.02018电场探测仪[20]
      8嫦娥四号中国5.02018三分量接收天线[1]
      9天问一号中国4.52020次表层探测雷达天线[4]
    • Table 3. Application cases of the coilable mast

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      Table 3. Application cases of the coilable mast

      序号项目国家/地区发射时间展开方式支撑载荷
      1MilStar美国20世纪80年代太阳电池阵[47]
      2Galileo美国1989约束展开(阻尼器)磁强计[48]
      3GGS-Wind美国1994约束展开(马达减速机构)磁强计[49]
      4Cassini美国、欧洲1997约束展开(阻尼器)磁强计
      5Mars Pathfinder美国1997自由展开摄像机[50]
      6ATK 20-M SGD美国拉索展开薄膜帆[25]
      7GOES-R美国2016约束展开(阻尼器)磁强计[41]
      8BepiColombo日本、欧洲2014磁强计[43]
      9“欧罗巴快船号”美国2024拉索展开磁强计[45]
      10SSS-1中国2021拉索展开
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    Xueqi PANG, Haijun LUO, Qifeng CUI, Yunbin MA, Fangzhou LI. A Review of Research Progress on Space Spiral Deployable Mechanisms[J]. AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, 2025, 42(3): 32

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    Category: Structures and Mechanisms

    Received: Nov. 20, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2025

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    DOI:10.19328/j.cnki.2096-8655.2025.03.005

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