Ilc Dover, Inc.

John K Lin

David Phillip Cadogan

Charles Ralph Sandy

John K Folke

A method and lightweight apparatus ( ) that provide linear actuation effected by the controlled inflation of a deployable tube ( ) permits the deploying end ( ) of the tube ( ) to be guided out in a linear motion by a yoke ( ) that constrains the inflated portion of the tube ( ) immediately behind it A means for imparting resistance to deployment facilitates a smooth actuation by controlling both the rate and the directionality of deployment, and by maintaining a uniform internal pressure in the tube being deployed. A frame assembly ( ) at the deploying end ( ) of the tube ( ) can be configured to interface with a variety of components to be linearly deployed.

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John K Lin