2-DIMENSIONAL DEPLOYABLE HEXAPOD TRUSS

A two-dimensionally deployable truss structure is newly proposed for s pace application, The most significant feature is the small number of mechanisms to be locked when the structure is deployed. its packaging efficiency is shown to be better than that of many known deployable tr usses, Several versions of the truss are also proposed. To confirm tha t the new deployable truss has enough design flexibility, a paraboloid al truss platform is designed fur trial, Furthermore, a numerical inve stigation shows that the platform is actually deployable and foldable from a practical point of view.