ELECTRONICALLY STEERABLE ANTENNA ARRAY

ELECTRONICALLY STEERABLE ANTENNA ARRAY

An electronically a steerable and switchable antenna array is provided that can produce a first beam with a first coverage range and a second beam with a second coverage range by selecting one of a first and a second beamwidth for both the first and second beams; in response to selecting the first b...

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Hauptverfasser: ANDERSON, Fred J, FRANK, Timothy A, JOHNSON, Daniel N, BANE, Danielle N, BLOSCO, John M, SWARTZ, John M, STAGER, Paul J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
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Zusammenfassung:An electronically a steerable and switchable antenna array is provided that can produce a first beam with a first coverage range and a second beam with a second coverage range by selecting one of a first and a second beamwidth for both the first and second beams; in response to selecting the first beamwidth: switching signal inputs to narrow-beam antenna arrays; steering the first beam to one of a first positive, negative, or zero offset position; independently steering the second beam to one of a second positive, negative offset, or zero offset position; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam; and in response to selecting the second beamwidth: switching signal inputs to wide-beam antenna arrays; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam.