Limiting the deformation of a spacecraft´s hull through the application of piezoelectric materials

A spacecraft´s hull has an upper limit on the amount of deformation it can withstand due to accelerating forces, a limitation often defined by the hull´s composite material´s Young´s Modulus. This upper limit on the tensile and compressive forces that deform the material beyond its breaking point can be elevated with a modified Young´s Modulus through the application of a piezoelectric material. When a section of the hull composed of the piezoelectric material holding a baseline electric charge undergoes deformation due to an external force, a voltage differential is created with the surrounding sections that is directly proportional to the degree of deformation. A new equilibrium for the hull´s deformation is created through a back-current, a process that counteracts the initial deformation and therefore voltage differential with an equal and opposite change in voltage. This entire process is controlled by circuitry that both detects the hull´s voltage differential and regulates current to and from the hull to counteract its deformation. This paper designs the hull´s new architecture and provides the mathematical formulism to calculate its modified Young´s Modulus and the resulting critical acceleration it can undergo.