Thomas W. Giants

TL;DR: In this paper, a flexible three-dimensional circuit printed circuit board is proposed for forming electronic systems about a curved surface such as a power sphere nanosatellite, which can be used for forming a flexible electronic module.

TL;DR: The Aerospace Corporation, NASA Glenn Research Center, Lockheed-Martin, and ILC Dover over the past two years have been engaged in developing a Multifunctional Inflatable Structure for the Powersphere Concept under contract with NASA (NAS3-01115) as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a trade study leading to the final design involving the solar cell wrap around contact, flex blanket, welding process, and frame, which is presented at the conference.