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Line 1: [[File:Field control tower P1220950.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A field deployable [[control tower]]]] A '''deployable structure''' is a structure that can change shape so as to significantly change its size.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Deployable-Structures-International-Mechanical-Sciences/dp/3211836853 S. Pellegrino (Ed.), ''Deployable Structures,'' CISM International Center for Mechanical Sciences]</ref><ref>http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/dsl/</ref> Examples of deployable structures are [[umbrella]]s, [[bistable structure]]s, some [[tensegrity]] structures, [[bistable structure]]s, some [[Origami]] shapes and scissor-like structures. Deployable structures are also used on spacecraft for deploying [[solar panel]]s and [[solar sail]]s. [[File:Nustar_mast_deployed_v2.jpg‎\|thumb\|left\|400px\|NuSTAR deployable mast (2009) in the stowed configuration.]] [[File:Nustar_mast_deployed.jpg}thumb\|left\|600px\|NuSTAR deployable mast (2009) deploys to 10 meters in length.]] ==References==

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