Lockheed Martin Corporation

William Davis Brokaw

Eric Talley

Wilhelmus H Theunissen

James Howard Sturges

Nathaniel David Cantor

A reflector support system is provided that includes a backing structure having a plurality of struts. The backing structure may have a plurality of hubs, each of the plurality of hubs may be configured to couple to two or more of the plurality of struts, each of the plurality of hubs may be configured to couple to another one of the plurality of hubs using one of the plurality of struts, each of the plurality of struts is configured to couple to at least two of the plurality of hubs. The backing structure may have a plurality of feet, each of the plurality of feet configured to couple to a corresponding one of the plurality of hubs, the plurality of feet are configured to couple to a reflector. In addition, a synthesis for mechanical adjustment of the reflector support system is provided.

Configurable backing structure for a reflector antenna and corrective synthesis for mechanical adjustment thereof

A deployable reflecting structure for use in space applications, preferably for RF antenna structures, includes at least one rigid section having a reflective surface and at least one bendable section having a reflective surface and being connected to the rigid section. The bendable section is movable between a first, stowed position in which the reflective surface of the bendable section is at least partially overlapping with the reflective surface of the rigid section, and a second, deployed position in which the reflective surfaces are continuous and non-overlapping.

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William Davis Brokaw