Deployable structures /
Deployable structures can vary their shape automatically from a compact, packaged configuration to an expanded, operational configuration. The first properly engineered deployable structures were used as stabilization booms on early spacecraft. Later on, more complex structures were devised for sola...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wien ; New York :
Springer,
[2001]
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| Series: | Courses and lectures ;
number 412. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Deployable structures can vary their shape automatically from a compact, packaged configuration to an expanded, operational configuration. The first properly engineered deployable structures were used as stabilization booms on early spacecraft. Later on, more complex structures were devised for solar arrays, communication reflectors and telescopes. In other fields there have been a variety of developments, including retractable roofs for stadia, foldable components for cars, portable structures for temporary shelters and exhibition displays. Three main themes are discussed in this book: concepts, working principles, and mechanics of deployable structures, both in engineering and biology; in addition: theory of foldable bar structures and application to deployable tensegrieties; formulation of large-rotation analysis of deployable structures and finite-element simulation methods. |
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| Item Description: | "International Centre for Mechanical Sciences." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783709125847 (electronic bk.) 3709125847 (electronic bk.) |