Nosecone inverted F antenna for S-band telemetry
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorAaron Elie Barton
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Abstract
An inverted F antenna for use in a projectile includes a ground plane and a radiating element oriented orthogonal to the ground plane and centered on the ground plane. The radiating element includes a ground stub trace having a relatively thick width, a meandering trace with a vertical orientation and a relatively high ground clearance and a feed trace having a tapered head.
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An inverted F antenna for use in the nosecone of a projectile, the inverted F antenna comprising:
- a ground plane configured for being mounted within the opening of the nosecone;
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- a radiating element extending orthogonally from the ground plane and centered on the ground plane, the radiating element further comprising a ground stub trace, a feed trace and a meandering trace.
An inverted F antenna for use in the nosecone of a projectile, the inverted F antenna comprising:
- a ground plane configured for being mounted within the opening of the nosecone;
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- a radiating element extending orthogonally from the ground plane, the radiating element further comprising a ground stub trace, a feed trace and a meandering trace, wherein the radiating element is sized and dimensioned for communicating in the S band of the electromagnetic spectrum and for fitting within an interior volume of the nosecone.
A spin stabilized projectile comprising:
- a NATO Stanag 2916 conforming nosecone;
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- an inverted F antenna sized and dimensioned to fit within the interior volume of the NATO Stanag 2916 conforming nosecone and communicate on the S band of the electromagnetic spectrum, wherein the inverted F antenna further comprises
- a ground plane configured for being mounted within the opening of the nosecone;
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- a radiating element extending orthogonally from the ground plane and centered on the ground plane, the radiating element further comprising a ground stub trace, a feed trace and a meandering trace.
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