Composite deployable structures are becoming increasingly important for the space industry, emerging as an alternative to conventional metallic mechanical systems in space applications. In most cases, the life-cycle of these structures includes a single deployment sequence, once the spacecraft is in orbit. So long as reliability is ensured, this fact opens the possibility of using the materials past their elastic regime and, possibly, beyond the initiation of damage, increasing the efficiency and applicability of the developed designs.

This review explores this possibility, surveying the design of deployable structures, as well as the state of the art on the design and damage tolerance in composites. An overview of the developments performed on the topology optimization of composite structures is included for its novelty and potential application in the design of deployable structures. Finally, the possibility of combining these topics into a single efficient design approach is discussed.

复合可展开结构对航天工业变得越来越重要，成为航天应用中传统金属机械系统的替代品。在大多数情况下，一旦航天器进入轨道，这些结构的生命周期包括单个部署序列。只要确保可靠性，这一事实就开启了使用超过其弹性状态的材料的可能性，并且可能超出损坏的开始，提高开发设计的效率和适用性。

本综述探讨了这种可能性，调查了可展开结构的设计，以及复合材料设计和损伤容限的最新技术。概述了复合结构拓扑优化的发展，因其在可展开结构设计中的新颖性和潜在应用。最后，讨论了将这些主题组合成单一有效设计方法的可能性。