Folded into three dimensions

Experimental Investigation of Tape Springs Folded in Three Dimensions

One of the most significant drivers in satellite design is the minimization of mass to reduce the large costs involved in the launch. With technological advances across many fields, it is now widely known that very low-mass satellites can perform a wide variety of missions. However, there is a need for small, efficient, area deployment devices. One possible structural solution for such devices ...

Extension of star coordinates into three dimensions

Selected References Traditional Star Coordinates displays a multi-variate data set by mapping it to two Cartesian dimensions. This technique facilitates cluster discovery and multi-variate analysis, but binding to two dimensions hides features of the data. Threedimensional Star Coordinates spreads out data elements to reveal features. This allows the user more intuitive freedom to explore and p...

AIAA IAC-02-I.1.07 Experimental Testing of Tape Springs Folded in Three Dimensions

Light-folded projection three-dimensional display.

A light-folded projection three-dimensional (3D) display system with a single projection lens and a rectangular light tunnel which is composed of four folding mirrors on its inside walls is proposed. It is theoretically shown through the Wigner distribution function analysis that the proposed system can generate the same light field effectively as that of the conventional projection-type multiv...

Folded Solitary Waves and Foldons in 2+1 Dimensions

A general type of localized excitations, folded solitary waves and foldons, are defined and studied both analytically and graphically. The folded solitary waves and foldons may be “folded” in quite complicated ways and possess quite rich structures and abundant interaction properties. The folded phenomenon is quite universal in the real natural world. The folded solitary waves and foldons are o...