- Patent Title: Systems and methods for reconfigurable faceted reflector antennas
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Application No.: US16031499Application Date: 2018-07-10
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Publication No.: US10553942B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Jack Yi , Joseph Christopher Cardoso , Martin Edwards
- Applicant: Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Applicant Address: US VA Dulles
- Assignee: Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Dulles
- Agency: Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Herbert PLLC
- Main IPC: H01Q3/20
- IPC: H01Q3/20 ; H01Q15/14 ; H01Q15/16

Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a reconfigurable faceted reflector for producing a plurality of antenna patterns. The reconfigurable reflector includes a backing structure, a plurality of adjusting mechanisms mounted to the backing structure, and a plurality of reflector facets. Each of the plurality of reflector facets is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of adjusting mechanisms for adjusting the position of the reflector facet with which it is coupled. The reflector facets are arranged to produce a first antenna pattern of the plurality of antenna patterns. By adjusting the plurality of adjusting mechanisms, the position of each of the reflector facets coupled to the respective one of the plurality of adjusting mechanisms is adjusted so that the reflector facets are arranged to produce a second antenna pattern of the plurality of antenna patterns.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190190145A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONFIGURABLE FACETED REFLECTOR ANTENNAS Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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