Table 2 Mesh statistics Summary.

From: Design and simulation of a solar array deployment mechanism for a small satellite using implicit time-stepping

Element Type

Ansys Name

No. of Elements

No. of Nodes

Quadratic Hexahedral

SOLID186

900 K

750 K

Quadrilateral

SHELL181

Spring–Damper

COMBIN14

Lumped Mass

MASS21

Beam elements

BEAM188

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