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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1994
David J Ross, Leesburg, VA (US);
Gary Churan, Annandale, VA (US);
Charles Kittiver, Vienna, VA (US);
AMSC Subsidiary Corporation, Reston, VA (US);
Abstract
An antenna mount for a vehicle includes a two axis gimbaled mounting which allows the antenna to rotate in two axes. A pendular mass is provided to maintain the antenna in a particular orientation in the absence of any externally applied acceleration. A chamber is provided attached to the pendular mass for holding a viscous dampening fluid. The dampening fluid allows the antenna mount to rotate in response to an externally applied acceleration but serves to dampen any oscillations induced by an externally applied acceleration. The antenna mount maintains the antenna in substantially a predetermined position despite the influence of externally applied accelerations. Shock absorbers may be supplied to the gimbal mounting to aid in the dampening of large accelerations.