A retractable and re-deployable boom assembly is provided for collecting electromagnetic energy, for instance in outer space. The assembly may include a boom having a deployable length and a first layer comprising a flexible substrate formed in a lenticular shape that elastically deforms, and a second layer thereon comprising an array of electromagnetic transducers, which may be positioned on adjacent flexible parabolic reflectors. The assembly may be placed into at least two different configurations: a stowed configuration where the majority of the length is elastically deformed; and a deployed configuration where the majority of the length is not deformed, and where the lenticular shape of the boom provides it with rigidity. The assembly may also have a rotational drive mechanism.
DEPLOYABLE BOOM FOR COLLECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
AUSKLAPPBARER AUSLEGER ZUM EINFANGEN VON ELEKTROMAGNETISCHER ENERGIE
BRAS DÉPLOYABLE POUR COLLECTER DE L'ÉNERGIE ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUE
2016-04-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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