Deployable structures: structural design and static/dynamic analysis

X Zhang, R Nie, Y Chen, B He - Journal of Elasticity, 2021 - Springer
Deployable structures can realize the transformation from a folded configuration to a
deployed configuration to satisfy the requirements of applications. They have been widely …
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G Li, P Xu - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Space targets capture is an essential issue for space missions. This paper
proposes a novel deployable gras** mechanism (DGM) that can be folded into a compact …

Design and kinematic analysis of a novel deployable antenna mechanism for synthetic aperture radar satellites

W Cao, P Cheng - Journal of Mechanical Design, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a novel deployable antenna mechanism for synthetic aperture radar
(SAR) satellites. First, the topological structure of the new deployable mechanism is …

A study on the flexible Bricard mechanisms with plane-symmetric structure

G Chen, Y Chai, S Tang, Y Chen, L Kong… - Mechanism and Machine …, 2023 - Elsevier
The six-bar single-loop overconstrained Bricard linkages have been attracting continuous
attention due to their special geometry and remarkable mobility. During the past century, a …

Type synthesis of deployable and symmetrical single-loop mechanisms for constructing aerospace platforms

Y Zhang, C Gao, P Xu, B Li - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a general synthesis method for 1-DOF single-loop mechanisms (SLMs).
This method divides an SLM into two portions: one is a revolute pair and another is a branch …

Design of large single-mobility surface-deployable mechanism using irregularly shaped triangular prismoid modules

H Huang, B Li, T Zhang… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents the design methodology for a single-mobility, large surface-deployable
mechanism using irregularly shaped triangular prismoid units. First, we demonstrate that the …

A new Bricard-like mechanism with anti-parallelogram units

X Sun, R Li, Z Xun, YA Yao - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new Bricard-like mechanism composed of three anti-parallelogram
units. First, the configuration and connection of the Bricard-like mechanism are given …