Component deployment system

摘要

A method and apparatus for deploying a group of panels. An apparatus comprises a group of panels in a folded configuration against a side of a spacecraft, a group of flexible members connected to the group of panels, and an interface system associated with the group of panels and the group of flexible members. The interface system is configured to move the group of panels from the folded configuration to a deployed configuration when the group of flexible members is extended from the spacecraft.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a panel in a folded configuration within a side of a spacecraft; a flexible member connected to the panel; and an interface system associated with the panel and the flexible member, wherein the interface system is configured to move the panel from the folded configuration to a deployed configuration when the flexible member is extended from the spacecraft, and the interface system comprises:
a plurality of connectors associated with the panel and the flexible member, wherein each connector in the plurality of connectors comprises a channel and is configured to attach to the panel; anda plurality of engagement structures associated with the flexible member, wherein each engagement structure in the plurality of engagement structures is configured to engage with a corresponding connector in the plurality of connectors to move the panel from the folded configuration to the deployed configuration.