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US 12,088,007 B2Granted
Methods of making compactable RF membrane antenna
AssigneeL'Garde, Inc.
InventorsArthur Libornio Palisoc, Linden Bolisay
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are described herein for compactable antennas and methods of making such an antenna. Exemplary compactable antennas include a support structure and a reflector surface. The support structure may directly or indirectly define the reflector shape. Exemplary embodiments comprise deployable support structures to permit the compactable antenna to have a smaller volume stowed configuration and a larger volume deployed configuration.
Claims20
A method of making a deployable antenna having a support and a collector, comprising:
- providing a carbon fiber tow having a plurality of carbon fibers retained in a sizing,
- cutting the carbon fiber tow to a length;
- applying a resin to the plurality of carbon fibers to create a resin carbon fiber tow;
- providing a mandrel having channels in a shape of the support;
- positioning the resin carbon fiber tow within a channel of the mandrel;
- wherein the length of the carbon fiber tow is four inches beyond a length of the channel of the mandrel,
- repeat the steps of providing a plurality of carbon fiber tows, cutting the carbon fiber tows, applying the resin to the plurality of carbon fiber tows, and positioning the resin carbon fiber tows within respective channels of the mandrel until all selected channels of the mandrel are filled with resin carbon fiber tows;
- curing the resin carbon fiber tows within the selected channels of the mandrel to create the support;
- removing the support from the mandrel;
- and
- coupling a membrane to the support to create the collector.
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