Patent ID: 8149153

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an instrumentation structure including a sensor array and a supporting structure, the sensor array having multi-axis rotatability; and RAM applied to at least one or more exterior surfaces of the instrumentation structure and adapted to reduce electromagnetic radiation reflectivity or detection characteristics including radar visibility of the instrumentation structure, the exterior surfaces of the instrumentation structure including non-planar surfaces and fasteners wherein the RAM is adapted to conform to curvatures of the non-planar surfaces and allow access to the fasteners such that said RAM maintains an approximate smooth surface in areas where said RAM is conformed to said non-planar surfaces; wherein the supporting structure includes a base, and a tilt support structure that is stationary with respect to rotation of the sensor array around a first axis, and rotates with the sensor array with respect to rotation around a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the RAM being fixed to exterior surfaces of the tilt support structure; wherein the tilt support structure includes a throat, a neck, and a pair of opposing ears connecting the throat and neck, the RAM being fixed to exterior surfaces of the ears.