Provided herein is a deployable antenna assembly, a method of deploying an antenna, and systems and methods for sequentially deploying an extendable structure. The deployable antenna assembly includes an extendable pillar configured to extend in an axial direction along a deployment axis of the deployable antenna assembly to deploy an antenna. The extendable pillar includes at least one extendable element configured to convert between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration where the deployed configuration is longer in the axial direction than the stowed configuration. The extendable pillar also includes a launcher configured to initiate conversion of the plurality of extendable elements from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration, thereby extending the extendable pillar and deploying the antenna.

Provided is an antenna device capable of ensuring an installation space for components related to an antenna and eliminating a dead zone of a signal transmitted or received by the antenna by tilting an antenna unit. To this end, the antenna device according to the present invention includes a pole, an antenna unit, a lower link unit configured to couple a lower portion of the antenna unit to the pole so that the lower portion of the antenna unit is rotatable in an upward/downward direction, and a tilt drive unit configured to couple an upper portion of the antenna unit to the pole and tilt the upper portion of the antenna unit by rotating the upper portion of the antenna unit about a rotation center of the lower link unit, in which the tilt drive unit includes a tilt motor, a worm gear configured to be rotated by driving power of the tilt motor, a first tilt arm coupled to the antenna unit, a second tilt arm coupled to the pole, a first worm wheel configured to rotate the first tilt arm by being rotated by a rotation of the worm gear, and a second worm wheel configured to rotate the second tilt arm by being rotated by a rotation of the worm gear.

Provided is an antenna device capable of ensuring an installation space for components related to an antenna and eliminating a dead zone of a signal transmitted or received by the antenna by tilting an antenna unit. To this end, the antenna device according to the present invention includes a pole, an antenna unit, a lower link unit configured to couple a lower portion of the antenna unit to the pole so that the lower portion of the antenna unit is rotatable in an upward/downward direction, and a tilt drive unit configured to couple an upper portion of the antenna unit to the pole and tilt the upper portion of the antenna unit by rotating the upper portion of the antenna unit about a rotation center of the lower link unit, in which the tilt drive unit includes a tilt motor, a worm gear configured to be rotated by driving power of the tilt motor, a first tilt arm coupled to the antenna unit, a second tilt arm coupled to the pole, a first worm wheel configured to rotate the first tilt arm by being rotated by a rotation of the worm gear, and a second worm wheel configured to rotate the second tilt arm by being rotated by a rotation of the worm gear.

An antenna assembly includes a driven element, a first set of antenna elements disposed a first distance from the driven element such that each element of the first set of antenna elements is equidistant from adjacent elements of the first set of antenna elements, and a second set of antenna elements disposed a second distance from the driven element such that each element of the second set of antenna elements is equidistant from adjacent elements of the second set of antenna elements, the second distance being larger than the first distance. The antenna assembly includes or is operably coupled to a selector module configured to select one element of the first set of antenna elements as a selected director, and select one element of the second set of antenna elements as a selected reflector by effectively shortening a length of the selected director and effectively lengthening the selected reflector.

An antenna assembly includes a driven element, a first set of antenna elements disposed a first distance from the driven element such that each element of the first set of antenna elements is equidistant from adjacent elements of the first set of antenna elements, and a second set of antenna elements disposed a second distance from the driven element such that each element of the second set of antenna elements is equidistant from adjacent elements of the second set of antenna elements, the second distance being larger than the first distance. The antenna assembly includes or is operably coupled to a selector module configured to select one element of the first set of antenna elements as a selected director, and select one element of the second set of antenna elements as a selected reflector by effectively shortening a length of the selected director and effectively lengthening the selected reflector.

The system for an antenna assembly for use on unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). The antennas are low-cost, lightweight, single-use, and have a small form factor amenable to use on a micro-UUV. A central post and pivotally attached arms form an antenna (e.g., a monopole) that is lifted via an aerial, kite, or the like, when deployed from the UUV to extend the line of site of the antenna several meters above the surface of the water. In some cases, the antenna may be used on a number of UUVs in a swarm formation.

A connection device comprises a first interface assembly that is removably connected to a first pre-determined number of first ports of a first radiating element array in an antenna assembly of the base station antenna, a second interface assembly that is connected to a second pre-determined number of second ports of a remote radio head of the base station antenna, and a connection circuit, the connection circuit being connected between the first interface assembly and the second interface assembly so that the first radiating element array and the remote radio head are electrically connected.

A connection device comprises a first interface assembly that is removably connected to a first pre-determined number of first ports of a first radiating element array in an antenna assembly of the base station antenna, a second interface assembly that is connected to a second pre-determined number of second ports of a remote radio head of the base station antenna, and a connection circuit, the connection circuit being connected between the first interface assembly and the second interface assembly so that the first radiating element array and the remote radio head are electrically connected.

Antenna system includes a base structure and a multiplicity of vertebrae arranged in a stack to define a spine. The spine has an elongated length which extends from a base end to a tip end. A compression applicator is configured to apply an elastic compression force on the stack in a direction along the elongated length from the tip end to the base end. Vertebra interfaces associated with each of the adjacent pairs of the vertebrae are configured to facilitate a variable deviation in an angular alignment of a vertebra axis of each vertebra relative to an adjacent one of the vertebra contained in the stack.

Antenna system includes a base structure and a multiplicity of vertebrae arranged in a stack to define a spine. The spine has an elongated length which extends from a base end to a tip end. A compression applicator is configured to apply an elastic compression force on the stack in a direction along the elongated length from the tip end to the base end. Vertebra interfaces associated with each of the adjacent pairs of the vertebrae are configured to facilitate a variable deviation in an angular alignment of a vertebra axis of each vertebra relative to an adjacent one of the vertebra contained in the stack.