Device for protecting an optical instrument of a satellite

摘要

A device for protecting an optical instrument of a satellite comprises a body on which the optical instrument is mounted, said protection device having a folded-down position and a deployed position, and further comprising a plurality of rigid panels in the deployed position, the device forming a tube, the section of which is a polygon, arranged so as to protect the optical instrument, the longitudinal axis of the tube being substantially parallel with the focal axis of the optical instrument, the faces of the tube of polygonal section being formed by panels, in the folded-down position, said panels being held against the body of the satellite.

主权项

1. A protection device for protecting an optical instrument configured to be mounted on a body of a satellite, said protection device comprising:
a plurality of rigid panels having a folded-down position and a deployed position, said rigid panels configured to be held against the body of the satellite in the folded-down position, and forming a tube of polygonal section in the deployed position, the rigid panels in the deployed position arranged so as to protect the optical instrument, wherein a longitudinal axis of the tube is substantially parallel with a focal axis of the optical instrument, and wherein each face of the polygonal section consists of a subset of the plurality of rigid panels, the rigid panels being linked together by self-powered articulations.