GEOMETRIC CONTROL OF INFLATABLE SURFACES
High precision inflatable surfaces were introduced when NASA created the ECHO 1 Balloon in 1960. The experiment proved that inflatable structures were a feasible alternative to their rigid counterparts for high precision applications. Today inflatable structures are being used in aviation and aerosp...
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UKnowledge
2012
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Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/11 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=me_etds |