Antenna Articulation Apparatus for a Submersible Device, and Method of Use

Abstract

An antenna articulation apparatus and method of use for a submersible device is provided. The apparatus includes a body having a cavity formed at an external surface. A bladder containing a core material is arranged within the cavity. The core material contracts and expands the bladder depending upon a pressure that surrounds the bladder. An antenna operatively connected with the bladder and articulates between a retracted position and a deployed position as the bladder contracts and expands.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 2004
Accession Number
ADD020204

Entities

People

  • Grant M. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Feeds
  • Antennas
  • Attorneys
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundaries
  • Buoys
  • Communication Buoys
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Materials
  • Radio Frequency
  • Sea Level
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Submarines
  • Submersibles
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering