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Electrostatically shaped membranes
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for electrostatically shaping a membrane suitable for use in antennas or the like, comprising an electrically conductive thin membrane where the periphery of said membrane is free to move in at least one direction, a first charge on the electrically conductive thin membrane to electrostatically stiffen the membrane, a second charge which shapes the electrostatically stiffened thin membrane and a restraint for limiting the movement of at least one point of the thin membrane relative to the second charge. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for adaptively controlling the shape of the thin membrane by sensing the shape of the membrane and selectively controlling the first and second charge to achieve a desired performance characteristic of the membrane. |
| File Size | 885325 |
| Page Count | 15 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20080003993 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9h46nq39 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-04-26 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Communications And Radar Patents Membranes Electric Charge Electrical Resistivity Electrostatics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
