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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Robert S. Horner, San Diego, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Gigis, Charleston, SC (US);
Robert J. Motyl, Oceanside, CA (US);
Hale B. Simonds, Santee, CA (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESNTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A system may include a base portion, first and second support members coupled to the base portion, a first plurality of tapered slot antenna (TSA) pairs coupled to the first support member, and a second plurality of TSA pairs coupled to the second support member. The first plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the first support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the first support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis. The second plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the second support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the second support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.