Uniform-tension form-finding design for asymmetric cable-mesh deployable reflector antennas
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Mechanical Engineering
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1687-8140,1687-8140
DOI: 10.1177/1687814016672367