In the design of a large deployable mesh reflector, high surface accuracy is one of ultimate
goals since it directly determines overall performance of the reflector. Therefore, evaluation …

Traditional shape adjustment methods for large high-precision cable network structures
usually use many actuators and are only applicable to predictable shape distortions. To this …

A new structural design method is developed in this paper to improve the surface accuracy
and enhance the performance of large deployable mesh reflectors. A self-standing truss with …

In this study, a method for the active shape control for carbon fiber-reinforced polymer
(CFRC) reflectors using piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) actuators is proposed …

Cable network structures, which are a class of nonlinear flexible structures, have been
widely used in infrastructures and spacecrafts. In this work, a new form-finding method …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1148. vid Large deployable mesh
reflectors are widely used as space antennas for signal transmission purposes. In design of …

To reveal the effects of random rib assemblage errors caused by misalignment on the
performance of umbrella antennas, a novel computational method is proposed to evaluate …