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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
J. Blake Sathoff, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Dan R. Johnson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mark A. Carroll, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael R. Stark, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Dewey Hobson Lane, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Robert T. Bupp, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A gimbal drive module comprising an elbow (,) formed of composite material and having two legs. On one leg, elbow (,) includes an azimuth drive module (,). On the other leg, elbow (,) includes an elevation drive module (,). Azimuth drive module (,) and elevation drive module (,) include motors which when energized enable displacement of the respective legs in order to control the azimuth and elevation of elbow (,) to enable pointing of a structure, such as an antenna (,), as may be located on a second elbow outboard end (,).