Deployable structure for use in establishing a reflectarray antenna

A deployable structure for use in establishing a reflectarray antenna is provided that includes a flexible reflectarray and a deployment structure that includes an endless pantograph for deploying the flexible reflectarray from a folded, undeployed state towards a deployed state in which the flexibl...

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Hauptverfasser:	Bailey, Mark A, Stamm, Shane E, Harvey, Thomas J, Harvey, Toby J, Pelzmann, Christopher A, Wiens, Mitchell T
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS AVIATION BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS COSMONAUTICS ELECTRICITY PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A deployable structure for use in establishing a reflectarray antenna is provided that includes a flexible reflectarray and a deployment structure that includes an endless pantograph for deploying the flexible reflectarray from a folded, undeployed state towards a deployed state in which the flexible reflectarray is substantially planar. In a particular embodiment, the deployment structure includes a plurality of tapes that engage the endless pantograph and are used to establish a positional relationship between the deployed reflectarray and another component of the reflectarray antenna.