This collection presents 49 contributions by engineers, architects, biologists, and applied mathematicians interested in deployable structures. Aerospace structures are currently at the leading edge, and this is reflected by a larger number of contributions covering the full spectrum of concepts, simulations, testing, and working systems.

Inhalt

Preface. List of Participants. Opening Address by S. Pellegrino. Opening Remarks by S. Medwadowski. Address by R. Wang. Contributed Papers. Scissors-Action Deployables Based on Space-Filling Polygonal Hyperboloids; M. Al Khayer, H. Lalvani. Inflatable Tensioned Membrane Waveguide Antenna Array for Space Applications; M.C. Bailey, et al. Inflatable Triangulated Cylinders; R.J.P. Barker, S.D. Guest. Folding Tensegrity Systems; M. Bouderbala, R. Motro. Wing Folding in Beetles; J.H. Brackenbury. Symmetry as a Basis for Morphological Analysis and Generation of NASA-Type Cubic Deployables; A. Britt, H. Lalvani. High Precision Deployment and Shape Correction of Multi-mirror Space Designs; V.I. Bujakas, A.G. Rybakova. Deployable Structures: What Can We Learn from Biological Structures? C.R. Calladine. Design, Construction and Testing of the Deployable UHF Antgenna for SKYNET 4 Stage 2; R. Charles. Finite Element Analysis and Deployable Structures; M.A. Crisfield, G. Jelenic. Foldable Rigid Connections; M. Ebara, K. Kawaguchi. Combining Active and Passive Sub-Structures in Snap-Through-Type Deployable Structures; G.J. Gantes, et al. Florín system; R. García Diégue, J.C. Góomez de Cózar. Scaling of Nonlinear Phenomena with Emphasis on Thin Film Deployable Structures; G. Greschik, et al. Wing Folding in Insects: a Natural, Deployable Structure; F. Haas. Microdynamics of Lightweight Precision Deployable Spacecraft Structures; J.D. Hinkle, et al. Bi-stable Composite Slit Tubes; K. Iqbal, et al. Thermal-Structural Performance of Rigid Panel Solar Arrays; J.D. Johnston, E.A. Thornton. Self-Deployable Antenna Using Centrifugal Force; T. Kanemitsu et al. Deployable Swimming Pool Enclosures; E. Karni. A New Approach to Retractable MembraneStructures; K. Kawaguchi. Accurate Design Sensitivities for Deployable Structures by Exact Differentiation of Rigid-Body Modes; F. van Keulen, H. de Boer. Folding/Unfolding Manner of Tree Leaves as a Deployable Structure; H. Kobayashi, et al. Foldable Bar Structures on a Sphere; F. Kovács. Coupled Mechanisms in Biological Deployable Structures; B. Kresling. Computational Issues in the Modeling of Wrinkling During Parachute Deployment; X. Liu, et al. Development of Space Inflatable/Rigidizable Structures Technology; M.C. Lou, V.A. Feria. Overconstrained Sliding Mechanisms; E. Makai, T. Tarnai. The Kinematics of Large Rotations Using Clifford Algebra; F.A. McRobie, J. Lasenby. A FEM for Complex Deployable Structure Analysis; J. Mitsugi, et al. Tension Truss Antenna &endash; Concept, Reality and Future; K. Miura, K. Tanizawa. Constructional Solutions for Two-Way-Fold-Deployable Space Trusses; M. Piekarski. Bending of Three-Dimensional Pantographic Column; I. Raskin, J. Roorda. Fundamentals of STEM Mechanics; F.P.J. Rimrott, G. Fritzsche. Sandwich Structures with Negative Posson's Ratio for Deployable Structures; F. Scarpa, G. Tomlinson. Dynamical Analysis of the Deployment Process of Tethered Satellite Systems; M. Schagerl, et al. Deployment of a Panel by Tape-Spring Hinges; K.A. Seffen, et al. Deployment Dynamics of Flexible Beams; V.V. Sidorenko. Systematic Design of Micro and Macro Systems; O. Sigmund. Conceptual Study on Cylindrical Deployable Space Structures; A. Sogame, H. Furuya. Inflation of Rolled Tubes; C.R. Steele, J.P. Fay. Controlling the Performance and the Deployment Parameters of a Self-Locking Satellite Boom; W. Szyszkowski, K. Fielden. Dynamics of Spacecraft Antenna Du