The article describes the design and testing of a thermally stimulated hinge made from polymeric composite material with shape memory effect for transformable space structures. Simulation of the hinge heating process using the ANSYS Workbench program under various environmental and heating conditions was carried out to determine the power of the heat sources and the selection of the heaters. An experimental study of the hinge heating process under ordinary conditions using built-in heaters is carried out, and the degree, time and effort of restoring it to the shape are determined. The received results testify to high working capacity of the developed thermostimulated hinge and the possibility of its use in transformable space structures.
$^1$Moscow State Aviation University (MAI)
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