Application of Threshold Logic to the Design and Analysis of Latching Systems in Deployers of Deployable-Retractable Structures

To erect deployable structures from a compact folded state, a supplemental mechanism called a deployer is used. Many latches are present in the deployer and these are coordinated in some logical and systematic manner to bring about the deployment. This article presents an investigation into analyzing the logic behavior of a deployer and design such latching systems in deployers in a more systematic manner; the logic functions used are based on modifications of the Mechanical Threshold Logic approach.