Hopefully this will end up being a link to the YouTube Video of Team 141 Deploying their ramps. This was the second time we deployed, the programers had not entered the code to deploy so two students, one for each wing had to trip the pneumatic solenoids manually twice by hand. The operator control that is now programed actually deploys the wings a little bit faster. Each side can be individually deployed or they can be deployed at the same time. You are required to hold down one button and then press another to deploy, hopefully no accidental deployments! There are no supports underneath the panels. Honey combed fiberglass panels with alluminum J Channels around the outside. Extremely strong and lightweight. It is designed for a 13 inch elevation to allow for slight bending of the panels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt1ulluE7mk
This is a video of our 2006 Robot Climbing the Ramp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlK1vP72OCw