M.m.a. Design, LLC

Mitchell T Wiens

Mark A Bailey

Thomas Jeffrey Harvey

Toby Justin Harvey

Shane Eric Stamm

Christopher A Pelzmann

Lyn Eric Ruhl

Thomas J Harvey

Toby J Harvey

Shane E Stamm

An example system for extraterrestrial deployment of a flexible membrane surface includes a flexible membrane having a periphery and an interior. The flexible membrane is rolled about a roll axis into a cylindrical geometric shape in an undeployed state. A payload base has extendable radial booms, wherein the distal end of each extendable radial boom is attached to the periphery of the flexible membrane and the interior of the flexible membrane is free of attachment to the extendable radial booms. The payload base and the extendable radial booms are positioned to one side of the flexible membrane along the roll axis. The extendable radial booms are configured to extend orthogonally to the roll axis from the payload base to unroll the flexible membrane about the roll axis to form the flexible membrane surface in a deployed state, wherein the roll axis is substantially orthogonal to the flexible membrane surface.

Deployable system with flexible membrane

A deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system is provided. The deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system includes one or more support structures, an electromagnetic radiation directing lens adapted to pass a beam of electromagnetic radiation, and a satellite body including at least one deployment mechanism, wherein the electromagnetic radiation directing lens is deployable in a first direction away from the satellite body, the electromagnetic radiation directing lens being coupled to the satellite body by the one or more support structures, wherein the at least one deployment mechanism deploys the one or more support structures to deploy the electromagnetic radiation directing lens from an undeployed state to a deployed state by at least forming a substantially planar surface of the deployed electromagnetic radiation directing lens.

Deployable electromagnetic radiation directing lens system

A deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system for extraterrestrial deployment of an electromagnetic radiation directing surface, the deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system comprising is provided. The deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system includes one or more deployable support structures, an electromagnetic radiation directing surface, a plurality of actuators, each coupled to one or more of the one or more deployable support structures and the electromagnetic radiation directing surface, and a satellite body, wherein the electromagnetic radiation directing surface is coupled to the satellite body by the one or more deployable support structures and the electromagnetic radiation directing surface is deployable from the satellite body by the one or more deployable support structures.

Deployable electromagnetic radiation directing surface system with actuators

A deployable structure for use in establishing a reflectarray antenna is provided that includes a flexible reflectarray and a deployment structure that includes an endless pantograph for deploying the flexible reflectarray from a folded, undeployed state towards a deployed state in which the flexible reflectarray is substantially planar. In a particular embodiment, the deployment structure includes a plurality of tapes that engage the endless pantograph and are used to establish a positional relationship between the deployed reflectarray and another component of the reflectarray antenna.

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Loveland, CO, United States of America

Mitchell T Wiens