Patent ID: 6621456
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A microstrip antenna system for use on a missile comprising:a ground plane mounted on and wrapped around an outer circumference of said missile; a dielectric substrate mounted on said ground plane; a microstrip flight termination system antenna mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip flight termination system antenna being electrically connected to said ground plane, said microstrip flight termination antenna receiving a first RF (radio frequency) signal; a microstrip telemetry antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric plane, said microstrip telemetry antenna transmitting a second RF signal; a microstrip GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said microstrip telemetry antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said microstrip antenna receiving a third RF signal; and a beacon tracking antenna spaced apart from and electrically separated from said ground plane by said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna being mounted on said dielectric substrate, said beacon tracking antenna transmitting a fourth RF signal; said microstrip flight termination system antenna, said microstrip telemetry antenna, said microstrip GPS antenna and said beacon tracking antenna being electrically separated from one another on said dielectric substrate.