Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and techniques for radome-antenna configuration
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Application No.: US15342152Application Date: 2016-11-03
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Publication No.: US10199722B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: Glafkos K. Stratis , Wayne L. Sunne , Jim R. Hicks , Mark A. Owens , Jerry D. Robichaux , Douglas Mills
- Applicant: Raytheon Company
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
- Current Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/42
- IPC: H01Q1/42 ; H01Q3/24 ; H01Q1/52 ; H01Q1/28

Abstract:
A radome structure of an antenna system is provided having a plurality of switchable antenna elements disposed around a perimeter of the radome structure that can simultaneously track multiple targets and be implemented in a variety of different applications. Each of the switchable antenna elements can be individually switched between different radiation patterns to support different applications. The antenna system may include an infrared (IR) sensor pedestal, an IR sensor disposed on the IR pedestal and a plurality of switchable radio frequency (RF) antenna elements disposed in a circumferential direction around the IR sensor pedestal. In an embodiment, each of the plurality of switchable RF antenna elements can be switched from a first radiation pattern to a second radiation pattern to change an array radiation pattern of the antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180123229A1 Systems and Techniques for Radome-Antenna Configuration Public/Granted day:2018-05-03
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