Inflatable radar reflector
First Claim
1. Improved radar reflector apparatus comprising a collapsible and inflatable radar wave permeable envelope surrounding a radar reflector array having a number of radar wave reflectors which when said envelope is inflated are arranged to form a plurality of corner reflectors, said reflectors being of a flexible material so as to allow collapsing of said reflector array upon collapse of said envelope, the improvement comprising suspension means supporting each of said reflectors within said envelope independently of each other, of said reflectors so that upon inflation of said envelope each of said reflectors floats on said suspension means to seek out optimum planar disposition forming a plane substantially independent of and mutually orthoganal to the planes formed by each other of said reflectors.
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Abstract
Improved radar reflector apparatus of the type comprising a collapsible and inflatable envelope surrounding a collapsible reflector array made of reflectors which, when the envelope is inflated, form a plurality of corner reflectors. The improvement resides primarily in the fact that each of the reflectors is mounted or suspended in the envelope by a string mounting network independently of the others.
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- 1. Improved radar reflector apparatus comprising a collapsible and inflatable radar wave permeable envelope surrounding a radar reflector array having a number of radar wave reflectors which when said envelope is inflated are arranged to form a plurality of corner reflectors, said reflectors being of a flexible material so as to allow collapsing of said reflector array upon collapse of said envelope, the improvement comprising suspension means supporting each of said reflectors within said envelope independently of each other, of said reflectors so that upon inflation of said envelope each of said reflectors floats on said suspension means to seek out optimum planar disposition forming a plane substantially independent of and mutually orthoganal to the planes formed by each other of said reflectors.
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