SOLAR ENABLED AERIAL DEPLOYED RADIO ANTENNA SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A aerial deployed radio antenna system comprising:
- a primary aerial vehicle;
a plurality of secondary aerial vehicles coupled to the primary aerial vehicle with a primary tether, wherein the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles are coupled to each other with a plurality of secondary tethers;
a radar-reflective sheet suspended between and supported by a plurality of cables coupled to the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles, wherein the radar-reflective sheet forms a parabolic reflector shape when deployed and towed by the primary aerial vehicle,a radar transmitter/receiver, positioned relative to the radar-reflective sheet to transmit radar signals toward the radar-reflective sheet and receive radar signals focused by the radar-reflective sheet; and
a plurality of solar cells disposed on the radar-reflective sheet, where the plurality of solar cells are electrically coupled to a power collector configured to supply solar-generated electrical power to the radar transmitter/receiver.
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Abstract
An aerial deployed radio antenna system includes a primary aerial vehicle and a plurality of secondary aerial vehicles coupled to the primary aerial vehicle with a primary tether, wherein the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles are coupled to each other with a plurality of secondary tethers. The system also includes a radar-reflective sheet suspended between and supported by a plurality of cables coupled to the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles, wherein the radar-reflective sheet forms a parabolic reflector shape when deployed and towed by the primary aerial vehicle. A radar transmitter/receiver is positioned relative to the radar-reflective sheet to transmit radar signals toward the radar-reflective sheet and receive radar signals focused by the radar-reflective sheet, and a plurality of solar cells is positioned on the radar-reflective sheet. The plurality of solar cells are electrically coupled to a power collector configured to supply solar-generated electrical power to the radar transmitter/receiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A aerial deployed radio antenna system comprising:
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a primary aerial vehicle; a plurality of secondary aerial vehicles coupled to the primary aerial vehicle with a primary tether, wherein the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles are coupled to each other with a plurality of secondary tethers; a radar-reflective sheet suspended between and supported by a plurality of cables coupled to the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles, wherein the radar-reflective sheet forms a parabolic reflector shape when deployed and towed by the primary aerial vehicle, a radar transmitter/receiver, positioned relative to the radar-reflective sheet to transmit radar signals toward the radar-reflective sheet and receive radar signals focused by the radar-reflective sheet; and a plurality of solar cells disposed on the radar-reflective sheet, where the plurality of solar cells are electrically coupled to a power collector configured to supply solar-generated electrical power to the radar transmitter/receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of assembling an aerial deployed radio antenna system, the method comprising:
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coupling a primary tether to a primary aerial vehicle and to at least one of a plurality of secondary aerial vehicles; coupling the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles together with a plurality of secondary tethers; suspending a radar-reflective sheet between the plurality of secondary aerial vehicles with a plurality of cables, wherein the radar-reflective sheet forms a parabolic reflector shape when deployed and towed by the primary aerial vehicle; positioning a radar transmitter/receiver relative to the radar-reflective sheet to transmit radar signals toward the radar-reflective sheet and receive radar signals focused by the radar-reflective sheet; and coupling a plurality of solar cells to the radar-reflective sheet, where the plurality of solar cells are electrically coupled to a power collector configured to supply solar-generated electrical power to the radar transmitter/receiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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