INTEGRAL ANTENNA SYSTEM

摘要

A robotic control system utilizing a deployable integral antenna system. A hand held transceiver configured for wireless communication the a throw robot includes first and second antenna assemblies, each rotatable between a stowed and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the antennas are adjacent to and substantially parallel with the sides of the hand held transceiver. In the deployed position, the antennas extend above a top edge of the transceiver, again parallel with the sides of the transceiver. The antenna assemblies permit rotation of the antennas in a forward direction ( i.e., through a plane defined by a front face of the transceiver) while a stop mechanism prevents rotation in a backward direction (i.e., through a plane defined by a back face of the transceiver).