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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
L3 Technologies Inc., New York, NY (US);
Jared E. Campbell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Matthew Bare, Provo, UT (US);
Walter Coe, Springville, UT (US);
Charles Paul Curtis, Provo, UT (US);
Michael Patrick Walton, Provo, UT (US);
Cameron Schmidt, Provo, UT (US);
Bryce Anderson, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Jeffrey Allen, Provo, UT (US);
L3 Technologies, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
One embodiment disclosed herein is related to a device for pointing a radiating element. The device includes an aligned radiating surface; a hinge that is circumferentially mounted to a rear side of the aligned radiating surface, the hinge configured to change azimuth of the aligned radiating surface; and a Tubular Universal joint (TU-joint) having one end coupled to a rear side of the aligned radiating surface and a second end coupled to a base, the TU-joint being configured to change an elevation of the aligned radiating surface. Another embodiment is related to a Tubular Universal-joint (TU-joint). In the embodiment, the TU-joint includes a hollow tube having a first end and a second end; a plurality of slits along the surface of the tube; and a plurality of members between the plurality of slits, each of the plurality of members configured to bear a portion of a load of the TU-joint, wherein the TU-joint is configured to be axially and torsionally stiff while being bendable.