Parametric study on the use of Hoberman mechanisms for reconfigurable antenna and solar arrays

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Faist, Katherine A ^a   Wiens, Gloria J ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAY DESIGN; COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY; FULLY OPERATIONAL; KINEMATIC THEORY; MISSION OPERATIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PARAMETRIC-COUPLING; POWER CAPACITY; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; SMALL SATELLITES; SOLAR ARRAYS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; SATELLITES; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

SATELLITE ANTENNAS;

EID: 77952857213     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2010.5446956     Document Type: Conference Paper

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