A review on developments of deployable membrane-based reflector antennas

• Published in: Advances in space research Vol. 68; no. 9; pp. 3749 - 3764
• Main Authors: Chandra, Mukesh, Kumar, Satish, Chattopadhyaya, Somnath, Chatterjee, Sayan, Kumar, Prakash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Gossamer space structure; Large deployable antenna; Membrane-based reflector antennas; Reflector antennas; Ultra-lightweight structure; HIA; LaRC; FEA; IEA; SAR; SMA; Gossamer space structure; LDA; Reflector antennas; MFC; GS; PVDF; Large deployable antenna; Membrane-based reflector antennas; Ultra-lightweight structure; RF; IMPC; SMP; GRC; RMS; NIS; LDV

The gossamer space structures are very large and ultra-lightweight structures. A large aperture-based space structure is highly efficient in capturing signals from a wide coverage area. However, their deployment in space has been a critical challenge to date. Extensive research has been carried out...