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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2013
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Centre National D'etude Spatiales (Cnes), Paris, FR;
Jerome Brossier, Fonsorbes, FR;
Ludovic Schreider, Toulouse, FR;
Serge Depeyre, Blagnac, FR;
Victorien Belloeil, Bourg Saint Bernard, FR;
Leri Datashvili, Garching, DE;
Thales, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Centre National d'Etude Spatiales (CNES), Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in-service reconfigurable antenna reflector comprising a rigid support and a membrane, deformable and having radio-electric reflectivity properties. According to the invention, the reflector comprises a plurality of coupling means connecting the rigid support and the membrane, comprising a first link of finger ball joint type connected to the rigid support, and a second link of finger ball joint type connected to the membrane. Each coupling means furthermore comprises a linear actuator, comprising a rotary motor and a screw-nut assembly, connected to the two links of finger ball joint type, and able to generate, in an operational configuration, a translational motion allowing the deformation of the membrane.