Folding and deployment of curved tape springs

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2055-2073

  Seffen, K A ^a   You, Z ^a   Pellegrino, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

CURVED TAPE SPRINGS; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES;

ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

EID: 0033721181     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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