A doubly curved reflector for compact storage in a folded state includes a plurality of gores, each gore having on either long side a gore side curve. At least one hinge is mechanically coupled between each adjacent gore, the at least one hinge including a fold roll hinge or a living hinge. In a stowed doubly curved reflector state each gore folds about the at least one hinge when folded closed such that a face surface of each gore folds against an adjacent face surface of another gore into a substantially cylindrical structure. In a deployed doubly curved reflector state, each hinge. A doubly curved reflector for compact storage in a folded state and a locked open state, a method of manufacture, and a method for designing a substantially wrinkle free doubly curved foldable reflector having gores of a composite material are also described.
WRINKLE FREE FOLDABLE REFLECTORS MADE WITH COMPOSITE MATERIALS
FALTENFREIE FALTREFLEKTOREN AUS VERBUNDWERKSTOFFEN
RÉFLECTEURS PLIABLES EXEMPTS DE PLIS, FABRIQUÉS AVEC DES MATÉRIAUX COMPOSITES
27.03.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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