Damage resistant antenna
AssigneeSyntonics LLC
InventorsSteven E. Gemeny, Eugene Yi-chien Lee, Gary W. Bruce
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Abstract
The invention provides a damage resistant antenna using a super-elastic flexible metallic material to form antenna radiating structures with a high damage threshold. The invention accounts for the electro-magnetic properties of the super-elastic flexible metallic material in the design of the shape and dimensions needed to form antenna radiating structures with consistent performance after repeated deploy, stow, and transport cycling of the antenna.
Claims29
An antenna, comprising:
- a shaft;
- and
- a plurality of antenna elements mounted on the shaft, said antenna elements having an elongate body with a length dimension significantly longer than a width dimension,
- wherein said plurality of antenna elements comprise a super-elastic material and an electrically conductive, malleable material on at least a portion of the elongate body.
A method of attaching an antenna element to an electronics core of an antenna, wherein said antenna element comprises a super-elastic material, said method comprising:
- covering at least a portion of the antenna element with an electrically conductive, malleable material;
- compressing the malleable material using a mechanical connector to mount the antenna element on the electronics core;
- and
- electrically connecting the malleable material to the electronics core.
An antenna, comprising:
- a shaft;
- and
- a plurality of antenna elements mounted on the shaft, said antenna elements having an elongate body with a length dimension significantly longer than a width dimension, and said antenna elements further comprising at least one of an antenna driving element configured to direct radiation towards a plurality of directing elements, and an antenna reflecting element configured to reflect radiation from said antenna driving element and towards said directing elements;
- wherein said plurality of antenna elements comprise a super-elastic metallic alloy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.