DEVELOPMENT OF A DEPLOYABLE GEODESIC FULL SPHERE

摘要

A study was made of a deployable geodesic full sphere of human size, which may be used as a skeleton for personal shelter, assembled with triangular grids of scissor units. A geodesic pattern provides structural uniformity and triangular grids give geometrical stability to the deployed configuration. The design processes of two models (PET and CFRP material) and their unfolding tests are shown, alongside a comparison with numerical studies. A one-man unfolding scheme is also investigated.