Satellite antenna
AssigneeHedron Space Inc.
InventorsHayden Burgoyne, Weston Alan Marlow, Joseph Atkinson
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Abstract
An antenna includes ribs that have been folded to fit within a frame, a conductive mesh coupled to the ribs, an arm that has been folded to fit within the frame, and a feed disposed at a distal end of the arm.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising a frame and an antenna, said antenna comprising ribs that have been folded to fit within said frame, a conductive mesh coupled to said ribs, an arm that has been folded to fit within said frame, and a feed disposed at a distal end of said arm, wherein said feed comprises a dielectric in contact with first and second conductive paths, wherein said arm comprises a proximal segment having a cradle formed therein for receiving said feed.
A method comprising deploying an antenna on a satellite, wherein deploying said antenna comprises causing a multi-segment arm to emerge from a frame, unfolding said multi-segment arm, causing a feed at a distal tip of said arm to be held away from said frame, wherein said arm comprises a proximal segment having a cradle formed therein for receiving said feed, causing a plurality of ribs to emerge from said frame, causing a mesh connected to said ribs to form a paraboloidal surface having a focus that coincides with a location of said feed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.