Michael Lou

California Institute of Technology — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

11h-index362citations53works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Structural Analysis and Optimization(33), Planetary Science and Exploration(15), Advanced Materials and Mechanics(13), Spacecraft Design and Technology(11), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies(10)

Publications53 total

Advanced Precipitation Radar Antenna to Measure Rainfall From Space
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2008
Large Deployable Reflectarray Antenna
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2006
Deployment Study of a Self-Rigidizable Inflatable Boom
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets·2006· 31 cited
Isogrid Membranes for Precise, Singly Curved Reflectors
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2005
Modeling and Vibration Analysis of Deployable Space Boom Structures
2005· 4 cited
Wrinkling and Free Vibration of Catenary-Supported Thin Membranes
2005· 3 cited
The development of large inflatable antenna for deep-space communications.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2004· 1 cited
Inflatable Structure for a Three-Meter Reflectarray Antenna
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets·2004· 17 cited
Development of New Modeling and Analysis Tools for Solar Sails
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit·2004· 3 cited
The Development of Large Flat Inflatable Antennna for Deep-Space Communications
Space 2004 Conference and Exhibit·2004· 7 cited
Radar for Monitoring Hurricanes from Geostationary Orbit
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2004
Development of a 7-Meter Inflatable Reflectarray Antenna
2004· 12 cited
Self-Inflatable/Self-Rigidizable Reflectarray Antenna
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2004
Conceptual design of a geostationary radar for hurricane studies
2003
Self-Deployable Spring-Strip Booms
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2003
Modeling of Gossamer Space Structures with Distributed Transfer Function Method
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets·2003· 6 cited
The Development of Inflatable Array Antennas
2003· 6 cited
A Nonlinear Compatible Equation for Three-Dimensional Wrinkling Analysis of Thin Members
2003· 1 cited
Thermal Distortion Analyses of a Three-Meter Inflatable Reflectarray Antenna
44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference·2003· 9 cited
Deployment Study of a Self-Rigidizable Inflatable Boom
44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference·2003· 5 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Houfei Fang(25), John Huang(10), Bíngen Yang(8), Lih-Min Hsia(6), Hongli Ding(6), Choon-Foo Shih(5), Moktar Salama(4), Linda K. Pacini(3), Paul D. MacNeal(3), John Hah(2), Grigor Kerdanyan(2), John Carey(2), Richard Lovick(2), B. Lopez(2), Gun-Shing Chen(2), Walter S. Tsuha(2), Paul Alan Larkin(2), E. Im(2), Stephen L. Durden(2), Yahya Rahmat‐Samii(2)