The present invention provides novel inflatable and rigidizable support elements, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides inflatable and rigidizable support elements rapidly inflated and rigidized using an acrylic adhesive and UV light generated by combustion, which find use, for example, in rapidly deploying and supporting the wing of an aerial vehicle and wind turbine towers.
Inflatable and rigidizable support element
2015-12-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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