Reconfigurable Satellite Access Point Modular Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current satellite communications systems require extensive civil works for constructing satellite access sites, which are time-consuming and inefficient for rapid deployment of satellite access points (SAPs) due to their large size and complex assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A reconfigurable satellite access point with a transport-mounting structure that allows easy transition between shipping and deployed configurations, featuring integrated antennas and a modular design for quick assembly and disassembly, enabling rapid deployment without the need for extensive site preparation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional large tracking antenna assemblies are used for satellite access points, then communication effectiveness is maintained, but extensive civil works and long deployment time are required
Solution Approach 1:
The satellite access point system is divided into modular components: container-mounted antenna units, power systems, and networking equipment. Each container is a self-contained module that can be independently deployed and configured, eliminating the need for extensive civil works while maintaining communication effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The container-mounted structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the antenna, environmental protection, housing for electronic equipment, and a standardized shipping unit. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate civil works structures while enabling rapid deployment.
2Loss of time
If satellite access points are designed for rapid deployment, then deployment time is reduced, but structural stability and antenna performance may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The antenna systems are pre-assembled and tested within standardized container structures at manufacturing facilities. All necessary connections, mounting configurations, and environmental protections are established before shipping, allowing rapid deployment without compromising structural stability or antenna performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses adjustable and reconfigurable components within the container structure that can be quickly configured to optimize antenna performance for different locations and satellite geometries. This allows rapid adaptation while maintaining reliable communication links.
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AI summary
A reconfigurable satellite access point including a transport‐mounting structure and at least one antenna integrated with the transport‐mounting structure, the transport‐mounting structure allowing the satellite access point to be easily reconfigured between a shipping configuration and an deployed configuration, the satellite access point in the shipping configuration having a form factor of a shipping container which allows the satellite access point to be shipped to a remote satellite access site on earth and the satellite access point in the deployed configuration revealing the at least one antenna to the sky at the satellite access site. Further, a method for constructing and rapidly deploying a satellite access site, the method including integrating at least one antenna with a transport‐mounting structure to create a satellite access point, configuring the satellite access point into a shipping configuration wherein the satellite access point has a form factor of a shipping container, shipping the satellite access point to a desired location on earth for the satellite access site, and reconfiguring the satellite access point into an deployed configuration at the satellite access site to reveal the at least one antenna to the sky.