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The purpose of this chapter is to review several basic concepts from the areas of satellite design. It begins with defining the basic phases of structural design. Then a literature review of the categories of structures is presented. This is followed by a literature review of some previous satellite structural designs. Conventional spacecraft design methods and materials are included. Finally, the literature review chapter is concluded with a review of research on structural optimization methods.
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Abdelal, G.F., Abuelfoutouh, N., Gad, A.H. (2013). Literature Review. In: Finite Element Analysis for Satellite Structures. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4637-7_1
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