Deployable truss system

Abstract

A deployable truss may include multiple longerons connected together by battens and diagonals, the longerons resiliently deformable to form a coil when the truss is collapsed; and a leading end configured to move to deploy the truss, wherein, during deployment from a collapsed configuration, the coil moves to deploy the truss. A deployment system may apply a torsional load to the coil to cause formation of a stiff or rigid truss section from the coil. An orientation control system may control a position of the truss, such as adjusting the truss's orientation or tilt, within a water column. A storage sleeve may receive the coil when the truss is collapsed. Multiple sensors may be coupled to the truss in a sensor spacing allowing formation of the coil without geometric interference of the sensors.

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