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Gimbal assembly for monopulse radar antenna

US4450451A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1982
Grant dateMay 22, 1984
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q25/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gimbal assembly for a monopulse antenna gyroscopically stabilized on a moving vehicle is shown to comprise a tripartite bearing having a fixed spherical inner section, an annular central section, connected through a helical spring to the moving vehicle, mounted on the spherical inner section and an annular outermost section rotatably mounted on the central section to form a gyroscopic mass that may be precessed.

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