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US 10,096,897 B2Granted
Ground to air antenna array
AssigneeCommunication Components Antenna Inc.
InventorsNasrin Hojjat, Minya Gavrilovic, Des Bromley
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Abstract
An array antenna with each antenna element in the array being physically tilted away from a base plane of the array. End antenna elements are tilted at a higher angle than regular antenna elements. The radiation pattern, the end antenna elements can provide coverage directly above the antenna array (i.e. at 90 degrees to the horizontal) for different electrical tilts.
Claims13
An antenna array for ground-to-air communication comprising:
- a base plane of the antenna array;
- a plurality of base plates operatively mounted on the base plane;
- at least one end base plate operatively mounted on an end of the base plane;
- a plurality of antenna elements, each of the plurality of antenna elements operatively mounted on one of the plurality of base plates;
- at least one end antenna element, each of the at least one end antenna element being mounted on one of the at least one end base plate;
- wherein at least one of said plurality of base plates being tilted away at a first tilt angle from the base plane of the antenna array;
- wherein the at least one end base plate being tilted away at a second tilt angle from the base plane of the antenna array;
- wherein the second tilt angle is greater than the first tilt angle.
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