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1. AU2002348029 - Bean steering controller for a curved surface phased array antenna

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Australia
Application Number 2002348029
Application Date 23.10.2002
Publication Number 2002348029
Publication Date 13.03.2003
Publication Kind A
IPC
H01Q 3/26
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
3Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
26varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
H01Q 3/36
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
3Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
26varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
30varying the phase
34by electrical means
36with variable phase-shifters
H01Q 3/38
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
3Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
26varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
30varying the phase
34by electrical means
36with variable phase-shifters
38the phase-shifters being digital
H01Q 21/00
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
21Antenna arrays or systems
H01Q 21/22
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
21Antenna arrays or systems
06Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
22Antenna units of the array energised non-uniformly in amplitude or phase, e.g. tapered array or binomial array
CPC
H01Q 3/26
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
3Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
26varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
H01Q 3/36
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
3Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
26varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
30varying the ; relative; phase ; between the radiating elements of an array
34by electrical means
36with variable phase-shifters
H01Q 3/385
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
3Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
26varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
30varying the ; relative; phase ; between the radiating elements of an array
34by electrical means
36with variable phase-shifters
38the phase-shifters being digital
385Scan control logics
H01Q 21/0025
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
21Antenna arrays or systems
0006Particular feeding systems
0025Modular arrays
H01Q 21/22
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
21Antenna arrays or systems
06Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
22Antenna units of the array energised non-uniformly in amplitude or phase, e.g. tapered array or binomial array
Applicants THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventors Brogen, Frank R.
Priority Data 09992306 19.11.2001 US
Title
(EN) Bean steering controller for a curved surface phased array antenna
Abstract
(EN) An advanced external beam steering controller (AEBSC) for use with a phased array antenna which requires only spherical coordinate pointing information to be supplied from a remote controller. The AEBSC uses the spherical coordinate pointing information, as well as stored information for the X, Y and Z axes locations of each specific antenna element of the phased array antenna, to generate actual phase shift values needed to be applied to each antenna element in order to point the antenna in accordance with a predetermined pointing angle. The invention significantly reduces the amount of electrical cabling required for communicating with the external controller, and also reduces the required data rate at which information must be supplied from the remote controller to the AEBSC
Related patent documents
US20030095066
WO/2003/044893
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