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US 2008/0174510 A1Published application
Radome for endfire antenna arrays
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation
InventorsJohn Cassen, Timothy G. Waterman
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Abstract
The present invention provides a radome for an endfire antenna array that includes a honeycomb core, an inner skin attached to the honeycomb core, a first set of conductive slats disposed on the inner skin of the honeycomb core and a second set of conductive slats that are disposed within the honeycomb core. The two sets of conductive slats are capacitively-coupled to one another.
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A radome for an endfire antenna array, comprising:
- a honeycomb core;
- an inner skin attached to the honeycomb core;
- a first plurality of conductive slats, disposed on the inner skin, arranged to provide a space between each slat;
- a second plurality of conductive slats, disposed within the honeycomb core, arranged to provide a space between each slat and capacitively-coupled to the first plurality of conductive slats.
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An endfire antenna system, comprising:
- an antenna array;
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- a radome housing the antenna array, including:
- a honeycomb core;
- an inner skin attached to the honeycomb core;
- a first plurality of conductive slats, disposed on the inner skin, arranged to provide a space between each slat;
- a second plurality of conductive slats, disposed within the honeycomb core, arranged to provide a space between each slat and capacitively-coupled to the first plurality of conductive slats.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.