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US 2018/0166781 A1Published application
Conformal Multi-Band Antenna Structure
AssigneeAnderson Contract Engineering, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Snyder, Brian Anderson
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an antenna may include a plurality of reflectarray tiles and a frame including a plurality of frame elements coupled electrically and mechanically. The frame may be configured to conform to a shape of a surface. Each frame element may be configured to receive one of the plurality of reflectarray tiles. In some aspects, the plurality of reflectarray tiles may be illuminated directly or indirectly by a feed.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of reflectarray tiles;
- and
- a frame including a plurality of frame elements coupled electrically and mechanically and configured to conform to a shape of a surface, each frame element configured to receive one of the plurality of reflectarray tiles.
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a plurality of frame elements coupled electrically and mechanically and configured to conform to a shape of a surface;
- and
- a plurality of reflectarray tiles, each reflectarray tile sized to couple to one of the plurality of frame elements to form a conformal reflectarray.
An apparatus comprising:
- a conformal antenna array including:
- a plurality of reflectarray tiles;
- and
- a frame including a plurality of frame elements coupled electrically and mechanically and configured to conform to a shape of a surface, each frame element configured to receive one of the plurality of reflectarray tiles;
- and
- an illumination source configured to illuminate at least a portion of the conformal reflectarray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.