Abstract
A novel computer 3D model is presented for calculations of optical parameters (transmittance, reflectance, and absorbance) of a metal-knitted mesh textile as a structural element of deployable antenna reflectors for space satellites. The model is based on geometrical-optics ray tracing upon diffuse scattering of a broadband light source (Sun) at a complex knitted mesh structure with different inclinations to the radiative source. The proposed computer model is built for the special type of metal-wire textile (two-bar large void tricot) possessing extremely high transmittance and is verified by comparison with the experimental measurements of light scattering parameters of real antenna mesh samples of data-relaying satellites (Russian series “Loutch”). The model is used for calculations of solar radiation pressure exerted on a knitted mesh antenna reflector and gives the maximal pressure value of about .
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