A revolute joint with linear load-displacement response for precision deployable structures

37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1639-1647

  Lake, Mark S ^a   Warrent, Peter A ^b   Peterson, Lee D ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACHINE DESIGN; NASA; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MIRRORS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TRUSSES;

DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE; DEPLOYMENT MECHANISMS; FUTURE SCIENCE; IMPULSE LOADING; KEY STRUCTURES; KINEMATIC ERROR; NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER; REVOLUTE JOINTS;

SPACE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

IMPULSE LOADING; LAUNCH VEHICLE; LINEAR LOAD DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE; LOAD CYCLING RESPONSE; METERING TRUSS; MICRON ACCURACY DEPLOYMENT; PRECISION DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES; REVOLUTE JOINT; SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0029700095     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-1500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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