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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Lee M. Paulsen, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael J. Buckley, Marion, IA (US);
James B. West, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jeremiah D. Wolf, Marion, IA (US);
Inventors:
Lee M. Paulsen, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael J. Buckley, Marion, IA (US);
James B. West, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jeremiah D. Wolf, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/00 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/2664 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid satellite antenna comprises an ESA with two steerable dimensions connected to a motor. The motor rotates the antenna about an axis to position the antenna such that a satellite signal can be sufficiently resolved using the two steerable dimensions of the ESA.