Damping mechanisms in cable-harnessed structures for space applications: analytical modeling

P Agrawal, A Salehian - Journal of Vibration and …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Recent developments in the aerospace industry have driven focus toward accurately
modeling the effects of the cables and electronic cords on space structures. In the past …

Optimizing Cable Wrapping Patterns to Neutralize Dynamic Impacts on Host Plate Structures for Space Applications

P Agrawal, M Shendy… - … of Vibration and …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The evolution of space industry technologies has been profoundly shaped by strides in
materials science, specifically enhancing the stiffness-to-weight ratio of structural …

Dynamic analysis and experimental validation of periodically wrapped cable-harnessed plate structures

P Agrawal, A Salehian - Experimental Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
Background The impact of power and signal cable harnesses on the dynamic behavior of
lightweight space structures has come into the spotlight in the recent past. The previous …

Vibrations analysis of cable-harnessed plates: continuum modeling and experimental validation

P Agrawal, A Salehian - Journal of Vibration and …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Dynamic modeling of spacecraft structures is imperative to their successful design for flight
missions. A large number of these structures' dry mass consists of signal and power cables …

Continuum modeling and vibration analysis of cable-harnessed plate structures of periodic patterns

P Agrawal, A Salehian - Journal of Vibration and …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Over the past decade, modeling of cable-harnessed space structures has received special
attention due to the need for better accuracies than the existing models. As these structures …

Optimal geometry for cable wrapping to minimize dynamic impacts on cable-harnessed beam structures

S Cao, P Agrawal, N Qi… - … of Vibration and …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Power and cable carrier systems have been shown to significantly impact the dynamic
behavior of lightweight space structures. The goal of this paper is to obtain an optimal cable …

Multidimensional Vibrations of Cable‐Harnessed Beam Structures with Periodic Pattern: Modeling and Experiment

K Yerrapragada, P Agrawal, A Salehian - Shock and Vibration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamics of space structures is significantly impacted by the presence of power and
electronic cables. Robust physical model is essential to investigate how the host structure …

Fully Coupled Vibrations of Cable-Harnessed Beams with a Non-Periodic Wrapping Pattern

K Yerrapragada, B Martin, P Agrawal, A Salehian - Vibration, 2022 - mdpi.com
Power-and signal-cable attachments have a significant impact on the vibrations of space
structures. Recent works show the importance of having an analytical model to gain physical …

Dynamic effects of harnessing cables on distributed parameter systems for space applications: Analytical modeling and experimental validation

P Agrawal - 2020 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Power and data signal cables constitute a major component of lightweight spacecraft and
satellite structures. These cables can account for up to as high as 30% of the structural mass …

Timoshenko Beam Viscous Damping Model for Spacecraft Cabling Dynamics

B McPherson - 2017 - stars.library.ucf.edu
With the increasing data handling and power requirements of today's spacecraft, accurately
modeling the effects of cabling on spacecraft structural dynamics has become an …