Satellite system with table and foldable panels produced by additive manufacturing
AssigneeTusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
InventorsZeynep Ozge Gocmen, Onur Cakmakci, Hasan Soycan
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Abstract
A satellite system has a table on which additive manufacturing is carried out. A plurality of panels are produced by the additive manufacturing method and surround a plurality of satellite elements such as payload, satellite electronic circuits and mechanisms such that they protect the satellite elements from space conditions, wherein satellite elements are mounted on the panels in a removable manner. At least one hinge allows the panels to rotate around each other, and produced by additive manufacturing method in an integrated manner with the panels.
Claims5
A satellite system (1) comprising:
- a table (2) on which additive manufacturing is carried out;
- a plurality of panels (3) which are produced by additive manufacturing;
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- at least one hinge (4) on each of the plurality of panels (3) so that each two adjacent ones of the plurality of panels (3) rotate around each other, and which is produced by additive manufacturing in an integrated manner with associated ones of the plurality of panels (3), wherein the plurality of panels (3) are produced in a foldable manner such that the plurality of panels (3) have a first position (I) in which each of the plurality of panels (3) are folded such that the panels (3) are stacked vertically on top of each other, a second position (II) in which the plurality of panels (3) are unfolded from the first position (I) by rotating each of the plurality of panels (3) relative to each other by the associated hinges (4) so that the plurality of panels (3) are parallel to each other, and a third position (III) in which the panels (3) are folded from the second position (II) by the associated hinges (4) and fixed to each other by fasteners such that the plurality of panels (3) form a closed prism, wherein each of the plurality of panels (3) is connected to a maximum of two of the plurality of panels (3) by the associated hinges (4).
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