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Dana Turse0
Larry G. Adams0
Philip N. Keller0
Robert Taylor0
Date of Patent
November 29, 2011
0Patent Application Number
130361990
Date Filed
February 28, 2011
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
Deployable structures are disclosed having collapsible structural members that include a stowed configuration with a volume smaller than the expanded configuration. Such structures can include and/or be used for litters, bridges, support structures, solar arrays, and more. These structures can be easily transported to a new location and deployed from the stowed configuration into a larger functional structure. In some embodiments these structures can use one or more slit-tube longerons that can have two resting states: deployed and rolled.
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