Deployable canopy system

A canopy system, comprising:

• a canopy;
• cables respectively connected to the canopy;
• and
• a plurality of columns spaced from one another and including a canopy column and at least two cable columns, each one of the plurality of columns having a drive assembly arranged to wind-in, wind-out, or hold in place respective ones of the cables,
• wherein the drive assemblies are controllable in a coordinated manner to wind-in, wind- out, or hold in place their respective ones of the cables to deploy or retract the canopy to one of a plurality of positions, including a deployed position in which the canopy provides covered protection, a retracted position in which the canopy is, at least in part, retracted within an inner chamber defined by the canopy column, and a maintenance position in which the canopy is angled with respect to a horizontal reference plane with at least two corners of the canopy being arranged in respective lowered positions and at least one corner of the canopy being arranged in an elevated position.