The gossamer space structures are very large and ultra-lightweight structures. A large
aperture-based space structure is highly efficient in capturing signals from a wide coverage …

With the development of space technology, new demands for satellite communications
services, space and earth observations drive the requirement for large aperture space …

In this paper, a class of large deployable mechanisms constructed by plane-symmetric
Bricard linkages is presented. The plane-symmetric Bricard linkage is a closed-loop …

In this study, the networking method of Bennett linkages is investigated, and a deployable
parabolic cylindrical antenna is constructed based on the network. The alternative form of …

This paper presents a class of single degree-of-freedom (DOF) grasping manipulators (GMs)
with multi-finger design composed of multiple single-loop mechanisms. A method is …

This paper aims to present the topological structure design and kinematic analysis of a novel
double-ring truss deployable satellite antenna mechanism. First, a new topological scheme …

This paper is to propose a novel construction method for constructing a family of over-
constrained multi-loop deployable mechanisms by connecting orthogonal single-loop …

This paper aims to construct a novel family of umbrella-shaped deployable mechanisms
based on new multi-layer and multi-loop spatial deployable linkage units. Firstly, a general …

In this paper, the explicit solutions to closure equations of the plane-symmetric Bricard
linkage are derived and a thorough kinematic study of the general plane-symmetric Bricard …

By applying bionics principles, a petal-inspired space deployable-foldable mechanism for
use in space applications is proposed, based on features common to both the flower …