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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Thomas Jeffrey Harvey, Nederland, CO (US);
Shane Eric Stamm, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas Jeffrey Harvey, Nederland, CO (US);
Shane Eric Stamm, Boulder, CO (US);
MMA Design, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A thin membrane structure for stabilizing a spacecraft is provided. The spacecraft has a first end and a second end. The spacecraft has a center of pressure and a center of gravity. The thin membrane structure comprises a module secured to the spacecraft and a structure having a polygonal base and a plurality of triangular side panels meeting in a point opposite the base with the point secured to the module. Prior to deployment, the structure is entirely contained within the module. Subsequent to deployment, the structure expands to a pyramidal shape with the distance between the center of pressure and the center of gravity increasing to a length greater than approximately one-half the length of the spacecraft.