Rigidised inflatable skeletal structure

The advantages and disadvantages of the RDSS support structure and the rigidised inflatable skeletal structure (RISS) are ... 

The advantages and disadvantages of the Rigid Deployable Skeletal Support Structure and the Rigidised Inflatable Skeletal Structure are as follows ... 

The Rigidised Inflatable Skeletal Stmcture (RISS) for the continuum backing frame can typically be packaged to a volume less than 25% of that necessary for standard mechanical structures, and can be packaged to essentially any shape, depending on particular mission requirements. 

The two types of support structures for the solar collectors and equipment that will be considered are the rigid deployable skeletal (RDS) structure and the rigidised inflatable flexible continuum (RIFC) structure both types of structure need to be lightweight and rigid and, in the case of the skeletal structure, high modulus composite materials would be used. In addition, the structures must be able to be folded to a minimum volume to be placed in the cargo bay of the Launch Vehicle, launched and deployed at LEO, and then taken to GEO by space tug,Wingo (2004). 

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