Deployable trusses based on large rotation flexure hinges

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1053-1062

  Mejia Ariza, Juan M ^a   Murphey, Thomas W ^b   Dumm, Hans Peter ^b  

^a L'GARDE INC   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; NICKEL ALLOYS; STIFFNESS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TRUSSES;

BUCKLING THEORY; COMPACTION RATIO; COMPRESSIVE STIFFNESS; DEPLOYABLE TRUSS; ENGINEERING APPROXIMATIONS; MASS EFFICIENCIES; MATERIAL PERFORMANCE; NICKEL TITANIUM ALLOY;

HINGES;

EID: 78650666451     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.48658     Document Type: Article

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