Composite Materials and Deployable Boom Technology Astro Research Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Knapp, Karl, author.

Conference Name:

Aerospace Congress & Exposition (1982-10-25 : Anaheim, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1982

Summary:

Space missions planned for Shuttle launches in the next decade require deployable booms that are stronger, stiffer, and longer than those that have been flown in the past. Recent develoments in deployable lattice boom technology include improved designs of the Astromast* using S-glass/epoxy rods as linear elements and a new folding boom called 5TACBEAM (Stacking Triangular Articulated Compact Beam) which employs graphite/epoxy rods or tubes. The design features of this new sequentially deployable truss result in improved performance and reliability compared with earlier booms

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Publisher Number:

821395

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license