Swaged cable deployment in space

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2007-10-09

2007-10-09

Eldred, J. Woodrow (Department: 3641)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With deployable appendage

C244S172900, C244S173300, C089S001570, C083S167000, C030S090100

Reexamination Certificate

active

11000776

ABSTRACT:
A cable restraint/deployment mechanism is disclosed for deploying an object in space from a spacecraft. To deploy the object, the cable restraint/deployment mechanism cuts a cable attached to the spacecraft and the object. For example, a spacecraft may include a solar panel array that is restrained by the spacecraft in a stowed form through the use of a wire rope cable. The cable may be affixed at one end to a deployable object. The other end of the cable is affixed to the spacecraft through a cutting mechanism, such as a pyrotechnically actuated cutting device. The cutting mechanism cuts the cable at a swaged sleeve of the cable. The swaged sleeve of the cable substantially prevents splaying of the cable and cutting debris.

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