Method of truss structure construction

Details Method of truss structure construction Method of truss structure construction

1986-01-27

1987-02-24

Goldberg, Howard N.

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Assembling or joining

29155R, 29453, 29809, 52741, E04G 2100, B23P 1102

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046446281

ABSTRACT:
A truss structure for use in orbital systems and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The structure is characterized by high stiffness and a precisely determined geometry and takes the form of an oblique triangular prism. The structure is constructed of a plurality of substantially identical triangular frame elements which achieve high stowage volume efficiency during transport to the construction site. In a first embodiment the truss is formed by joining the first vertex of an element to the third vertex of the next element to form a chain of elements, then sequentially joining the second vertex of each Nth element to the first vertex of the subsequent element N+2 and to the third vertex of the subsequent element N+3. Further embodiments employ an indexing and an indexing and rotating fixture.

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