Methods and apparatus for deployable sparse-aperture telescopes
US11048062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An imaging system includes a metering structure and a plurality of foldable members disposed around a periphery of the metering structure. Each foldable member in the plurality of foldable members includes an arm comprising a strain deployable composite and a reflector disposed on the arm. The arm in a respective foldable member in the plurality of foldable members is configured to hold the respective foldable member toward the metering structure in a first state and to hold the respective foldable member away from the metering structure in a second state such that the reflector of the respective foldable member forms part of a sparse aperture in the second state.
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