Patent ID: 7583506

Claim:
A fully integrated operating assembly comprising: an operating section comprising a plurality of operating components comprising a plurality of the following: an antenna, a sensor, a solar cell, a mechanical device, a motor, a traveling wave tube, and a solar array; a base section to which the operating section is mounted, the base section comprising: a structural section comprising a plurality of structural layers; a function support section comprising a plurality of function support regions, the function support regions positioned between the plurality of structural layers; the function support section further comprising a plurality of function support paths and at least one function support component, the function support paths and the at least one function support component being positioned within the function support regions, wherein the function support paths comprise a plurality of the following: at least one thermal path for transmitting thermal distribution, at least one data path for transmitting data, at least one signal path for transmitting signals, and at least one power path for transmitting power, and wherein the at least one function support component comprises at least one of an embedded battery, a heat pipe, a communication link, a power converter, and a control device; and vertical connections extending between the operating components, the structural layers, the function support paths, and the at least one function support component; wherein the function support paths and the vertical connections transmit between the operating components, the structural section, the function support section, and the at least one function support component in order to provide the fully integrated operating assembly with a plurality of the following: said thermal distribution by distributing heat from the operating components using the at least one thermal path and the vertical connections, said data using the at least one data path and the vertical connections, said signals using the at least one signal path and the vertical connections, and said power using the at least one power path and the vertical connections.