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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
Eagle Technology, Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);
Robert M. Taylor, Rockledge, FL (US);
Christopher L. Rose, Palm Bay, FL (US);
John Carro, Melbourne, FL (US);
Richard I. Harless, Melbourne, FL (US);
Miguel Ortega-Morales, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Timothy L. Fetterman, Palm Bay, FL (US);
David Lopez, Malabar, FL (US);
EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A space antenna may include an extendible boom movable between stored and deployed positions. An extendible hoop may surround the extendible boom and is movable between the stored and deployed positions. A front cord arrangement may be coupled to the extendible hoop and defines a curved shape in the deployed position, and a reflective layer may be carried thereby. A rear cord arrangement may be behind the front cord arrangement and coupled between the extendible hoop and the extendible boom. The rear cord arrangement may include a rear plurality of interconnected cords defining rear polygons. Tie cords may extend between the front cord arrangement and the rear cord arrangement. A top cord arrangement may be above the reflective layer and coupled between the hoop and the extendible boom.