Deployable structures for space applications are engineered to transition from compactly stowed configurations to large functional forms once in orbit. This capability enables the delivery of ...

Deployable structures are structures that can change their shape and size (automatically) from a compact configuration to a large, open configuration. They could be described as structures capable of ...

Deployable composite structures constitute a critical enabling technology for modern and future space missions, offering compact stowage and reliable on-orbit expansion of large apertures, booms and ...

In a joint project with NASA, DLR successfully tested booms for deployable satellite structures in an aircraft hangar in Braunschweig. The long-term goal of the cooperation is to test the deployable ...

The rapid advancements in satellite technology have been inextricably bound up with the support provided by sophisticated space folding mechanisms. In addition, with the rapid progression of space ...

Researchers have harnessed the domino effect to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment. If you've ever opened an umbrella ...

If you've ever opened an umbrella or set up a folding chair, you've used a deployable structure - an object that can transition from a compact state to an expanded one. You've probably noticed that ...

Sudarshan Krishnan, professor in architecture, has been developing deployable and moving structures that could broaden an architect’s knowledge of structures. The deployable structures Krishnan built ...

Abstract: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has developed a mission to research the technologies needed for large space structures, high-power generation, and ...

Abstract: Summary form only given. Antenna design for small satellites such as CubeSats constitute a challenge for designers especially at UHF frequencies. The small size of the CubeSat (10 cm × 10 cm ...

Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Col. Eric Felt, left, and Benjamin Urioste, a research engineer, prepare to break a satellite piñata, following the ...