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L'Garde's Research and Development team is on the forefront of gossamer structure design. They have presented a number of papers at various design forums.

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Design Spiral Wrapped Aluminum Laminate Rigidization Technology View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 445K On Orbit Shape Correction of Inflatable Structures View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 400K Single-Channel Magnetometer for Exoatmospheric Targets View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 8K Estimation of Vehicle Dynamic and Static Parameters from Magnetometer Data View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 250K Inflatable Space Structures: Redefining aerospace design concepts keeps costs from ballooning View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 250K Inflatable Deployable Space Structures Technology Summary View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 1M Inflatable Rigidizable Structural Case Studies View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 960K Geometry Attained by Pressurized Membranes View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 722K Design Tool for Inflatable Space Structures View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 424K Scaling Characteristics of Inflatable Paraboloid Concentrators View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 179K Heat Pump Systems for Enhancement of Heat Rejection from Spacecraft View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 419K A Comparison of the Performance of Seamed and Unseamed Inflatable Concentrators View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 433K Pressurized Antennas for Space Radars View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 260K Analysis of Rim Supports for Off-Axis Inflatable Reflectors Tension Element to Reduce Loads in Rim Support of Inflatable Reflector Acrobat PDF: 1.2M

Solar Sails Bringing an Effective Solar Sail Design Toward TRL 6 View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 1M Development and Ground Testing of a Compactly Stowed Scalable Inflatably Deployed Solar Sail View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 381K A “Yank and Yaw” Control System for Solar Sails View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 381K Sailcraft Coordinate Systems and Format for Reporting Propulsive Performance View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 384K Team Encounter Solar Sail View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 1.3M

Inflatable Antenna Experiment IN-STEP Inflatable Antenna Experiment View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 649K IN-STEP Inflatable Antenna Description a href="papers/antdesc.htm">View in HTML a href="papers/aiaa-95-1193b.pdf">Acrobat PDF: 830K Validation of a Unique Concept for a Low-Cost, Lightweight Space-Deployable Antenna Structure View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 210K Inflatable Antenna Technology with Preliminary Shuttle Experiment Results and Potential Applications View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 820K Development of Flight Hardware for a Large, Inflatable-Deployable Antenna Experiment View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 872K Preliminary Mission Report Spartan 207/Inflatable Antenna Experiment Flown on STS-77 View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 2.3M Large Inflatable Deployable Antenna Flight Experiment Results View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 1.3M Significance of the Inflatable Antenna Experiment Technology View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 420K

Space Power Power-Scalable Inflation-Deployed Solar Arrays View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 508K Inflatable-Rigidizable Solar Concentrators for Space Power Applications View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 508K Inflatable Rigidizable Solar Array For Small Satellites View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 572K Inflatable Power Antenna Technology View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 1M A Novel, Lightweight Solar Array: Comparison with Conventional Systems View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 189K Power Antenna for Deep Space Missions Acrobat PDF: 332K Developing an Inflatable Solar Array View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 189K Lightweight Inflatable Solar Array View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 483K Inflatable Concentrators for Solar Propulsion and Dynamic Space Power View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 431K High Power Inflatable Radiator for Thermal Rejection from Space Power Systems View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 168K

Other Space Structures Testing of an Inflation-Deployed Sub-Tg Rigidized Support Structure for a Planar Membrane Waveguide Antenna View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 1M Comparison of Measured and Modeled Performance of a Tensioned Membrane Waveguide Array Antenna View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 318K Deployment and Structural Support of Space Membrane Optics System Using Rigidizable Conical Booms View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 381M Performance Evaluation of a Membrane Waveguide Array Antenna View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 445K Inflatably Deployed Membrane Waveguide Array Antenna for Space View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 826K An Inflatable Rigidizable Truss Structure Based on New Sub-Tg Polyurethane Composites View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 572K An Inflatable Rigidizable Truss Structure with Complex Joints View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 723K Inflatable Structures Technology Development Overview View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 732K Advanced Radio Interferometry between Space and Earth (Arise) View in HTML Acrobat PDF: 2.5M