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US 9,853,353 B2Granted
Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture
AssigneeLos Alamos National Security, LLC
InventorsStephen Judd, Nicholas Dallmann, David Guenther, Donald Enemark, Daniel Seitz, John Martinez, Steven Storms
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Abstract
A space vehicle electromechanical system may employ an architecture that enables convenient and practical testing, reset, and retesting of solar panel and antenna deployment on the ground. A helical antenna winding fixture may facilitate winding and binding of the helical antenna.
Claims14
An apparatus, comprising:
- a constrained, deployable helical antenna;
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- a constrained, deployable dipole antenna attached to one end of the helical antenna, wherein
- upon deployment, the helical antenna uncoils and the dipole antenna opens.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.