Deployable reflector antenna includes a fabrication hub (106) in which at least one additive fabrication unit disposed. The additive fabrication unit is configured to form at least one rigid structural element (102) of a reflector antenna system (100). In a stowed condition, an RF reflector material comprised of a flexible webbing (104) is disposed in a stowed configuration proximate to the fabrication hub. A fabrication control system controls the additive fabrication unit so as to form the at least one rigid structural element. The RF reflector material is arranged to transition during the additive fabrication process from the stowed configuration (see Figure 1A) in which the flexible webbing material is furled compactly at the fabrication hub, to a deployed configuration (see Figure 1B) in which the flexible webbing material is unfurled.


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    Title :

    MESH REFLECTOR SATELLITE ANNTENAS WITH ON-ORBIT EXTRUDED OR PRINTED SUPPORT STRUCTURE


    Additional title:

    MESH-REFLEKTOR-SATELLITENANTENNEN MIT AUF DER UMLAUFBAHN EXTRUDIERTER ODER BEDRUCKTER TRÄGERSTRUKTUR
    ANTENNES SATELLITES À RÉFLECTEUR À MAILLE COMPORTANT UNE STRUCTURE DE SUPPORT EXTRUDÉE OU IMPRIMÉE SUR ORBITE


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    Publication date :

    2022-08-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / B33Y ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING , Additive (generative) Fertigung, d. h. die Herstellung von dreidimensionalen [3D] Bauteilen durch additive Abscheidung, additive Agglomeration oder additive Schichtung, z. B. durch 3D- Drucken, Stereolithografie oder selektives Lasersintern / H01Q Antennen , ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS



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