OPTIMISATION AND EXP. CHARACTERISATION OF FUNCTIONAL HYBRIDMATERIAL SPACE STRUCTURES

摘要

Thermo-elastic and RF requirements can be achieved byproper materials and material combinations forreflecting surfaces or structures. Combining advantageson the one side might also need the minimisation ofdisadvantages e.g. due to material mismatch on theother. Some examples are given for different types ofreflectors, including foldable and deployable surfaces,reflect array structures, integrated smart materials andthe interaction of certain types of coating withdimensionally stable structures at very lowtemperatures.