Deploy/Retrieve Storage System (DRSS) Volume II. Part I. Component Level Definition and Tradeoff Analysis.

This volume has been prepared as part of the DRSS Final Report. This volume documents the analysis and optimization efforts performed at the component level, and provides the basis for analysis and optimization efforts performed at the system level in Vol. I. This volume addresses the four key study areas: Section 1 - Deploy/Retrieve Mechanism, Section 2 - Cable Storage, Section 3 - Cable Guide, Section 4 - Tow/Exit Point. The Antenna Assembly electrical/mechanical performance characteristics and interface requirements are defined where pertinent to the analysis in each section.
See also Volume 2, Part 2, AD-A085 005. Errata sheets inserted.