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Citation
Rigelsford, J. (2004), "Sensor Pod", Sensor Review, Vol. 24 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2004.08724dad.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Sensor Pod
Sensor Pod
Applicant: Northrop Grummin Corporation, USAPatent number: US6,745,981Publication date: 8 June 2004Title: Aircraft sensor pod assembly
Keywords: Patents, Sensors, Aircraft
This invention provides a sensor pod that can be mounted on the top surface of the fuselage of an aircraft. The elongated pod is designed to: optimise the sensor field of view; improves centre of gravity management; minimizes the impact to the stability and control of the aircraft; and is adaptable to multiple sensors. The pod may include: a dish type communication antennas in said front and rear ends of said pod; and a steered array radar antenna mounted in said middle-top portion of the pod and that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the pod.