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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
James H. Clark, West Topsham, VT (US);
Norbert E. Yankielun, Deer Isle, ME (US);
James H. Clark, West Topsham, VT (US);
Norbert E. Yankielun, Deer Isle, ME (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A subsurface deployable antenna array is provided which expands upon deployment and contracts for storage to provide an antenna array that can be stored in a comparatively compact space. Electronically interconnected antenna modules are connected by expandable/contractable connectors. A helically-organized bundle of optical cables and electrical wiring are utilized in the expandable/contractable connectors. Mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic means may be utilized to control the spacing between the antenna modules.
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