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A field deployable control tower

A deployable structure is a structure that can change shape so as to significantly change its size.[1]

Examples of deployable structures are umbrellas, bistable structures, some tensegrity structures, bistable structures, some Origami shapes and scissor-like structures. Deployable structures are also used on spacecraft for deploying solar panels and solar sails.

References

  1. ^ http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/dsl/
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