US 11,811,130 B2
Single axis articulating antenna positioner for tube launched or conformal applications
Jason E. Bardo, Chelmsford, MA (US); Wesley N. Allen, Amherst, NH (US); and Benjamin G. McMahon, Nottingham, NH (US)
Assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Filed by BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/178,372.
Prior Publication US 2022/0263215 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 3/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/125 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/08 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1235 (2013.01); H01Q 1/32 (2013.01); H01Q 3/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna positioner disposed in a deployable vehicle, comprising:
a base provided inside a chamber of the deployable vehicle, the base comprising a mounting plate configured to receive an antenna positioner, wherein the mounting plate directly interfaces an interior surface of the chamber and has a shape that is complementary to the interior surface of the chamber;
a frame moveable relative to the base between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein the frame is disposed inside the chamber in the collapsed position, and wherein at least a portion of the frame extends outside of the chamber and beyond an exterior wall of the deployable vehicle in the extended position; and
at least one antenna provided on the portion of the frame.