A rigid panel is tethered to the hatch and opens with it.

In addition, the suit is supplied with rigid ballistic panels to provide added protection to the chest, lower abdomen and groin areas.

The most common variety of door is the single-leaf door which consists of a single rigid panel that fills the doorway.

The satellites are powered by rigid solar panels.

Where rigid panels are most often used:

Most rigid panels are made from crude oil byproducts, and some toxic pollution results during their manufacturing.

This is thin, more flexible than rigid panels, works as a vapor barrier, and resembles plastic bubble wrap with aluminum foil on both sides.

What's more, the rigid panels will be covered with glass to protect the sensitive photovoltaic cells underneath.

Some forms of insulation, like blankets, bats and rigid panels are available with vapor barriers.

-When many of us think about solar energy we imagine large, rigid panels covering the roof of a building.