Elongated Truss Boom Structures for Space Applications

摘要

This invention relates in general to an elongated truss boom structure adapted to be flattened and coiled to a stowed configuration. More specifically, the invention is related to an elongated truss boom structure including longerons, fixed batten, moveable battens - and diagonals that enable the construction of large scale spacecraft interferometric systems and antennas on a single vehicle.