A retractable and re-deployable boom assembly is provided for collecting electromagnetic energy, for instance in outer space. The assembly may include a boom having a deployable length and a first layer comprising a flexible substrate formed in a lenticular shape that elastically deforms, and a second layer thereon comprising an array of electromagnetic transducers, which may be positioned on adjacent flexible parabolic reflectors. The assembly may be placed into at least two different configurations: a stowed configuration where the majority of the length is elastically deformed; and a deployed configuration where the majority of the length is not deformed, and where the lenticular shape of the boom provides it with rigidity. The assembly may also have a rotational drive mechanism.


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    Title :

    DEPLOYABLE BOOM FOR COLLECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY


    Additional title:

    AUSKLAPPBARER AUSLEGER ZUM EINFANGEN VON ELEKTROMAGNETISCHER ENERGIE
    BRAS DÉPLOYABLE POUR COLLECTER DE L'ÉNERGIE ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-04-27


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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