发明名称 |
FURLABLE SHAPE-MEMORY REFLECTOR |
摘要 |
A shape-memory reflector is disclosed along with methods for manufacturing, packaging and deploying the same. The shape-memory reflector may include an elastic reflector material, a shape-memory stiffener, and a plurality of radial stiffeners. The shape-memory stiffener may be coupled with the elastic reflector material in a band that encloses at least a portion of the elastic reflector surface, for example, the exterior of a paraboloid reflector. The plurality of radial stiffeners is coupled with the bottom surface of the elastic reflector material and extends radially from a central portion of the elastic reflector surface toward the outer edge of the elastic reflector surface. The shape-memory reflector may be packaged in a packaged configuration that includes a plurality of pleats within the elastic reflector material and/or the shape-memory stiffener, and the shape-memory reflector is configured to deploy into a deployed configuration (i.e. a paraboloid) by heating the shape-memory stiffener. |
申请公布号 |
EP2255405(A4) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.02.13 |
申请号 |
EP20090716111 |
申请日期 |
2009.02.18 |
申请人 |
COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. |
发明人 |
TAYLOR, ROBERT;BARRETT, RORY;KELLER, PHIL;TURSE, DANA;ADAMS, LARRY |
分类号 |
H01Q1/08;H01Q15/16;H01Q19/12 |
主分类号 |
H01Q1/08 |
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