| 摘要 |
<p>A deployable reflector (104) for an electronically scanned reflector antenna (100) is provided. The deployable reflector may be confined to a relatively small volume for transportation of the reflector to a deployment site. Upon deployment, the reflector of the present invention forms a relatively large reflector surface (120), having a precisely controlled surface geometry. The reflector generally includes a plurality of panel members (124) interconnected to a plurality of ribs (136 a-d, 140 a-d) interconnected to an extendable boom (132). The antenna reflector of the present invention is particularly well suited for a space-based antenna, where a reflector that can be collapsed into a small volume for transport and deployed to form a large reflector surface having high gain is desirable.</p> |
