Geometry attained by pressurized membranes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3356, Issue , 1998, Pages 747-757

  Palisoc, A ^a   Veal, G ^a   Cassapakis, C ^a   Greschikt, G ^b   Fit, M ^b  

^a L'GARDE INC   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna; Finite element; Inflatable; Membrane; Reflector

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR MEMBRANES; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; INFLATABLE; PARABOLIC MEMBRANES; PRESSURIZED MEMBRANE; REFLECTOR; SOLAR CONCENTRATION;

ANTENNAS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACE TELESCOPES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFLATABLE EQUIPMENT; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MEMBRANES; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

MEMBRANES; ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

PARABOLIC MEMBRANES; PRESSURIZED CIRCULAR MEMBRANES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE FAIM; SURFACE ERROR QUANTIFICATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032294428     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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