Truss configuration

Figure 5.1 2D planar fink derivative truss configurations. 

Remaining with the production of woven multilayer fabrics constructed to form a truss configuration in the fabric plane, due to the namre of the conventional weaving process, the works of Lowe (1987) and Day et al. (1990) have paved the way for the classification of the 2D planar truss configuration. In the fabric plane, woven truss configurations developed from the requirement for secure bifurcated and trifurcated... 

Fabric formation Aiternative truss configurations and assemblies... 

Jensen (2004) and Jensen and Francom (2005) developed and manufactured the IsoTmss. The continuous truss configuration is produced by winding filaments arotmd a mandrel eliminating bonding at the node point. Each node is established when a filament crosses another filament as it is placed in the desired location and direction down the mandrel. It is the inclusion of a node at the point where the filaments overlap and turn to travel in another direction, aided by the helical formation, that allows a variety of cross-sectional configurations to take place. 

The current production parameters associated with weaving 0/90° yams on cmiven-tional weaving technology limits the production of the N3DWS within the 2D fabric plane. To allow the 2D-to-3D planar truss configuration to be applied to various end applications with consideration to fibre properties, in yam form, will allow creative adaptations of the generic procedure to produce a nodal product with a variety of... 

Another truss example provided is shown in Figure 10-2 (From NASA) and shows a hexagonal two section truss with adapters to the shield back plate and main boom of the reactor module. In this example the components are mounted inside the truss structure as opposed to the external mounting required in the square truss example of Figure 10-1. The two examples demonstrate two different options of truss configurations and highlights how they can be altered to meet mass, volume, or interface objectives. 

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