本篇論文中，以離散化的模型來探討並模擬美國國家太空總署 (NASA) 所提出的 heliogyro 太陽風帆飛行器之風帆展開旋轉薄膜之過程，並且以實驗驗證模型之可行性及模擬之正確性。先前已有許多針對此種太陽風帆動態方程式的模擬及研究，但對於旋轉薄膜之展開過程的研究卻相當少。本論文分為兩個部分，首先針對太陽風帆不同的展開方式建立離散化之平面模型，分別對不同模型做動態分析及數值模擬，根據模擬運算之結果，選擇較適於太陽風帆之旋轉薄膜展開的模型。第二部分為太陽風帆之實驗，第一個實驗為氣浮桌實驗，實驗利用氣浮平台以減低摩擦力的影響，進而達到使實驗環境與理論假設更為接近，本實驗主要在於驗證旋轉薄膜展開時在平面上之運動情形，並且以模擬之結果建立實驗模型。第二個實驗為微衛星高空汽球實驗，本實驗利用微衛星作為薄膜之載體，並且藉由氣球升至約30公里高之高度，進行薄膜展開之實驗，此實驗同時也是heliogyro此種太陽風帆旋轉薄膜之低軌實驗。微衛星高空汽球之實驗會有兩次，第一次主要是針對微衛星之系統及通訊抖功能做測試，第二次則是會進行薄膜展開之實驗。此兩種實驗的過程及初步結果會在本論文中呈現，並且藉由實驗結果探討及驗證模擬分析之結果。

In this thesis, discrete models of heliogyro which is proposed by NASA are establish. The equations of motion are derived and the behaviour of spinning thin membrane during deployment is analyzed based on these discrete models. Many studies on dynamic analysis of a spinning membrane have already been existed. However, the studies on deployment of a spinning membrane are rare. There are two main parts in this thesis. First, models are built according to the difference ways of deploying a membrane. The equations of motion are derived and simulations are conducted for both models. The better model for deploying a membrane is chosen according to the simulation results. Two experiment are shown in the second part of this thesis. First experiment is air bearing table experiment. In order to make the experiment environment closer to the assumption, air table is used to decrease the effect of friction. the main purpose of this test is to demonstrate the in-plane motion of spinning membrane deployment. Second test is CubeSat high-altitude balloon experiment. CubeSat is used to mount the membrane and launched to around 30 km by the balloon. The membrane is deployed at this high-altitude. This experiment is also the sub-orbital test. There are two times of this test. For the first test, CubeSat is launched to validate the system and the communication. The membrane is deployed in the second test. The detailed process and preliminary results of both experiments are presented to compare with the analysis and simulation results.

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