Invention Grant
US09337535B2 Low cost, high-performance, switched multi-feed steerable antenna system
有权
低成本,高性能,开关式多馈电导向天线系统
- Patent Title: Low cost, high-performance, switched multi-feed steerable antenna system
- Patent Title (中): 低成本,高性能,开关式多馈电导向天线系统
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Application No.: US13952559Application Date: 2013-07-26
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Publication No.: US09337535B2Publication Date: 2016-05-10
- Inventor: Michael Cuchanski , Douglas V. McKinnon , William J. Taft , Gerard J. Matyas
- Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q3/12
- IPC: H01Q3/12 ; H01Q3/20 ; H01Q3/24 ; H01Q1/28 ; H01Q19/17

Abstract:
An apparatus for satellite communication may include a reflector configured to redirect electromagnetic energy. Each of multiple feeds may be positioned at a predetermined location with respect to the reflector. A feed-switching mechanism may be configured to selectively activate for use at least one of the multiple feeds. A steering mechanism may be configured to steer the reflector such that a focal point of the reflector approximately coincides with a position of an activated feed of the multiple feeds. The reflector may be mechanically independent of the plurality of feeds and the feed-switching mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140028514A1 LOW COST, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SWITCHED MULTI-FEED STEERABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2014-01-30
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