Antenna Structures

Deployable Reflectors Developments




6 m Deployable Ring Reflector breadboard
 
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.

The 6 m demonstrator design for Conical Ring Reflector
 
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.

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



Last update: 7 January 2013