Photoinitiation-based deployable structures

A rapid deployment structure system comprising:

• a light-generating subsystem configured to generate light via a combustion reaction, the light-generating subsystem including:
• a combustion element,
• a source of gaseous oxidizer,
• a conduit containing the combustion element and fluidically coupled to the source of gaseous oxidizer, and
• a gas flow controller configured to control an amount of gaseous oxidizer supplied to the combustion element;
• a support element comprising a photo-curing structural composite material, wherein the support element has a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the support element defines an enclosed volume having an inlet and an outlet, and the support element defines an axis in the expanded configuration;
• a scaffold disposed within the enclosed volume, wherein the scaffold supports at least a portion of the light-generating subsystem within the enclosed volume along at least a portion of the axis;
• an inflation system connected to the inlet of the enclosed volume and configured to supply fluid to the enclosed volume;
• and
• a pressure regulator connected to the outlet of the enclosed volume, wherein the pressure regulator is configured to vent products from a combustion reaction of the combustion element to a space outside the enclosed volume.