System and method for payload enclosure

摘要

A cylindrical-shaped enclosure having tapered ends. The enclosure includes a module having a radio disposed on a printed circuit board and an antenna connected to the PCB. The enclosure has a main piece coupled to a lower piece and to a top piece, an optionally a fourth piece coupled to the top piece. A mounting subsystem is mounted to the main piece and includes a hole configured to receive therethrough a wires that connect to the printed circuit board. The antenna is configured to rotate about an axis that extends along a longest dimension of the enclosure. The module includes a metal plate to which the antenna is directly mechanically and electrically coupled without any cable such that the wires lack any control signals for controlling the antenna. The top and/or lower pieces can house any combination of a camera, an environmental sensor, security equipment, or a lighting system.

主权项

1. A radio system comprising:
a radio within an enclosure; an antenna within the enclosure; a mounting subsystem mounted to the enclosure and having a hole for receiving wires that connect to a printed circuit board within the enclosure, the printed circuit board including the radio, the antenna being electrically and mechanically connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the enclosure is cylindrical-shaped with tapered ends and has a plurality of sections,
wherein one of the plurality of sections is a main section,the main section of the enclosure is mounted to the mounting subsystem, andthe antenna rotates about an axis that extends along a length of the enclosure; wherein power to said radio system is supplied by a power supply unit; and
further wherein said power supply unit is either a rechargeable or a non-rechargeable battery.