Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotatable antenna design for undersea vehicles
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Application No.: US17240341Application Date: 2021-04-26
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Publication No.: US11522265B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Court E. Rossman , Ronald M. Carvalho, Jr. , John R. Stuart, III , Matthew D. Thoren , John M. Veilleux , Ross J. Wendell
- Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NH Nashua
- Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Nashua
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- Agent Scott J. Asmus
- Main IPC: H01Q1/04
- IPC: H01Q1/04 ; H01Q1/36 ; H01Q1/12

Abstract:
An antenna module configured for use on an underwater vehicle is disclosed. The antenna module includes an array of spiral antennas fabricated on a multi-layer substrate that provides wide-band RF communication with direction finding (DF) capability. The antenna module can also include other antennas fabricated on the same multi-layer substrate, such as one or more global positioning system (GPS) receivers, an ultra-high frequency/very-high frequency (UHV/VHF) antenna, or one or more iridium antennas. The antenna module may further include a water-proof housing that is coupled to the outside hull of an undersea vehicle via a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism allows the antenna module to rotate between a stowed position against the hull and a deployed position that extends the antennas out away from the undersea vehicle. The antenna module is curved or flexible so it can stow against a corresponding curved hull of the undersea vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220344793A1 ROTATABLE ANTENNA DESIGN FOR UNDERSEA VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2022-10-27
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