Self-supporting convex cover for spacecraft

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B64G 1/52 (2006.01) B64G 1/58 (2006.01) H01Q 1/42 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2077125

A self-supporting convex cover for spacecraft hardware is described. In the preferred embodiment, the cover is made of a laminated material. Strips of material are inserted into the laminate in a channel shape, such that sufficiently rigid box beam structures are formed in a pattern to hold the convex shape. Ribs of foam may be placed between a layer of the laminate and the strips of material to provide the channel shape. The cover is attached to the spacecraft hardware by one or more drawstrings which are laced through the perimeter of the cover. With appropriate materials, the resulting assembly is light, inexpensive, easy to assemble, and transparent to radio frequencies, yet sturdy enough to maintain its shape during launch.

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