Modular deployable structures

Abstract

Large aperture antennas and telescopes, long baselines and long focal lengths in space have important applications for Telecommunications, Earth Observation and Science missions. Within this context, an ESA TRP activity is currently under development, carried out by COMET Ingeniería, PROSIX Engineering and Airbus DS (CASA Espacio), with the aim of designing overall structural assemblies based on unit cells developing representative parts of deployable masts (linear structures) and rings (antenna or radiotelescope aperture). This paper presents the current status of this project and the results obtained until the date of presentation of this paper. The results of these paper will be confirmed during next PDR to be celebrated at ESA-ESTEC.

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