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Deployable Reflectors Developments

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6 m Deployable Ring Reflector breadboard

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The 6 m Deployable Ring Reflector breadboard developed by TU Munich (ESA Patent 596). This demonstrator was successfully deployed during the Large Deployable Antenna Workshop at ESTEC in October 2012.

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The 6 m demonstrator design for Conical Ring Reflector

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The 6 m demonstrator design for Conical Ring Reflector developed by Georgian TU and TU Munich (ESA Patent 568). The demonstrator has been successfully tested for deployment.

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Deployment simulation in ABAQUS of a 12 m conical ring design based on ESA Patent 568 [R4].

Last update: 7 January 2013

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