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US 2003/0076261 A1Published application
Multipurpose microstrip antenna for use on missile
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsMarvin L. Ryken, Albert F. Davis
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Abstract
A microstrip antenna system having a GPS antenna for receiving GPS data, a telemetry antenna for transmitting telemetry data, a Flight Termination System antenna which receives an RF signal having a set of decoder tones and a beacon tracking antenna for providing an RF signal to allow tracking of the device utilizing the microstrip antenna system. The microstrip antenna system is designed for use on a missile.
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A microstrip antenna system for use on a missile comprising:
- a ground plane mounted on and wrapped around an outer circumference of said missile;
- a dielectric substrate mounted on said ground plane;
- a microstrip flight termination system antenna mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip flight termination system antenna being electrically connected to said ground plane, said microstrip flight termination antenna receiving a first RF (radio frequency) signal;
- a microstrip telemetry antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric plane, said microstrip telemetry antenna transmitting a second RF signal;
- a microstrip GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip antenna receiving a third RF signal;
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- a beacon tracking antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna transmitting a fourth RF signal;
- said microstrip flight termination system antenna, said microstrip telemetry antenna, said microstrip GPS antenna and said beacon tracking antenna being electrically separated from one another on said dielectric substrate.
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A microstrip antenna system for use on a missile comprising:
- a ground plane mounted on and wrapped around an outer circumference of said missile;
- a dielectric substrate mounted on said ground plane;
- a microstrip flight termination system antenna mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip flight termination system antenna being electrically connected to said ground plane, said microstrip flight termination antenna receiving a first RF (radio frequency) signal, said first RF signal having a center frequency of about 425 MHz;
- a microstrip telemetry antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna transmitting a second RF signal, said second RF signal being an S-Band radio frequency signal having a frequency range of 2.2 to 2.3 GHz;
- a microstrip GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip antenna receiving a third RF signal, said third RF signal having a frequency of about 1575 MHz;
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- a beacon tracking antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna being mounted on said ground plane, said beacon tracking antenna transmitting a fourth RF signal being an S-band radio frequency signal having a frequency range of 5.4 to 5.9 GHz;
- said microstrip flight termination system antenna, said microstrip telemetry antenna, said microstrip GPS antenna and said beacon tracking antenna being electrically separated from one another on said dielectric substrate.
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A microstrip antenna system for use on a missile comprising:
- (a) a ground plane mounted on and wrapped around an outer circumference of said missile;
- (b) a dielectric substrate mounted on said ground plane;
- (c) a microstrip FTS (flight termination system) antenna mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip flight termination system antenna being electrically connected to said ground plane, said microstrip flight termination antenna receiving a first RF (radio frequency) signal, said microstrip, said microstrip flight termination system antenna including:
- (i) first and second FTS antenna receiving elements mounted on an upper surface of said dielectric substrate on opposite sides of said missile;
- (ii) an FTS antenna feed structure mounted on the upper surface of said dielectric substrate, said FTS antenna feed structure being electrically connected to said first and second antenna receiving elements;
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- (iii) a first plurality of plated through connecting pins which pass through said dielectric substrate to electrically connect said ground plane to said first and second FTS antenna receiving elements;
- (d) a microstrip telemetry antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna transmitting a second RF signal, said microstrip telemetry antenna including:
- (i) an S-band feed point;
- (ii) a first antenna array having a plurality of driven antenna elements mounted on a bottom surface of said dielectric substrate around the outer circumference of said missile, said plurality of driven antenna elements being electrically separated from said ground plane;
- (iii) a second antenna array having a plurality of parasitic elements mounted on an upper surface of said dielectric substrate around the outer circumference of said missile, said plurality of driven antenna elements being electrically separated from said ground plane, said first antenna array being spaced apart from said second antenna array by said dielectric substrate;
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- (iv) a telemetry antenna feed structure connecting each of said plurality of driven antenna elements to said S-band feed point;
- (e) a microstrip GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip antenna receiving a third RF signal, said microstrip GPS antenna including:
- (i) a GPS antenna feed point;
- (ii) a GPS antenna array having a plurality of GPS antenna receiving elements, said GPS antenna receiving elements being mounted on an upper surface of said dielectric substrate around the outer circumference of said missile, said plurality of GPS antenna receiving antenna elements being electrically separated from said ground plane;
- (iii) a GPS antenna feed structure mounted on a bottom surface of said dielectric substrate, said GPS antenna feed structure being connected to said GPS antenna feed point;
- (iv) a second plurality of plated through connecting pins which pass through said dielectric substrate to electrically connect each of said plurality of GPS antenna receiving elements to said GPS antenna feed structure;
- (f) a beacon tracking antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna transmitting a fourth RF signal, said beacon tracking antenna including:
- (i) a C-band feed point;
- (ii) a third antenna array having a plurality of beacon tracking antenna transmitting elements, said beacon tracking antenna transmitting elements being mounted on an upper surface of said dielectric substrate around the outer circumference of said missile, said beacon tracking antenna transmitting elements being electrically separated from said ground plane;
- (iii) a beacon tracking antenna feed structure mounted on a bottom surface of said dielectric substrate, said feed structure being connected to said C-band feed point;
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- (iv) a third plurality of plated through connecting pins which pass through said dielectric substrate to electrically connect each of said plurality of beacon tracking antenna transmitting elements to said beacon tracking antenna feed structure;
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- (h) said microstrip flight termination system antenna, said microstrip telemetry antenna, said microstrip GPS antenna and said beacon tracking antenna being electrically separated from one another on said dielectric substrate.
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