OVERVIEW Composite Technology Development, Inc., (CTD) has developed the TEMBO reflector antenna, a lightweight deployable antenna for space applications. The qualification process required CTD to show that the antenna can survive harsh dynamic launch environments in the stowed configuration. CTD asked ATA to provide analysis support to simulate the stowing process to represent the preloaded stress state and perform a random vibration analysis to examine the stress due to the dynamic launch environment. ATA’s unique experience in simulating the behavior of deployable structures made it possible to simulate the stowing process and assess the total stress and survivability of the antenna in the launch environment, enabling CTD to accelerate the design process by analytically verifying

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