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US 2020/0049861 A1Published application
Phase gradient nanocomposite window fabrication and method of fabricating durable optical windows
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsCatherine Trent, Gary A. Frazier
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Abstract
A unitary radome layer assembly is provided and includes a first nanocomposite formulation and a second nanocomposite formulation. The first and second nanocomposite formulations are provided together in a unitary radome layer with respective distribution gradients.
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A unitary radome layer assembly method, comprising:
- designing a unitary radome layer with first and second portions, the first portions being more durable than the second portions and the second portions being more optically transparent than the first portions;
- providing first and second nanocomposite formulations together in a unitary radome layer mold, the second nanocomposite formulation having a hardener and a higher effective density than the first nanocomposite formulation;
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- generating respective distribution gradients for the first and second nanocomposite formulations prior to curing.
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A unitary radome layer assembly method, comprising:
- designing an ogive shaped unitary radome layer comprising a tip and with first and second portions, the first portions being disposed proximate to the tip and being more durable than the second portions and the second portions being disposed remotely from the tip and being more optically transparent than the first portions;
- providing first and second nanocomposite formulations together in a unitary radome layer mold having an ogive shape, the second nanocomposite formulation having a hardener and a higher effective density than the first nanocomposite formulation;
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- generating respective distribution gradients for the first and second nanocomposite formulations relative to an axis of the ogive shape prior to curing.
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