THE PLANAR INSTRUMENT CARRIER CONCEPT • Expandable Structure for Plane Arrays of Sensors or Functional Elements • Rigidizable Torus Supporting One or More Membranes • Briefly Discussed in 1985 IAF Paper • Exploits Known ISRS Technology, to be used for the FIRST Thermal Shield • Simple, Reliable Development Method • The PIC Concept is applicable to the realization of: - Solar Sails - Shadow Shields - Flat Mirrors - Scientific Instruments - Array Antennae - Solar Arrays TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND • Contraves ISRS technology under development since 1979 • Numerous studies, several test objects manufactured • No structure flown yet • Baseline for the realization of the FIRST thermal shield
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