System and method for selection of transmit array
AssigneeWafer LLC
InventorSteven H. Blumenthal
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Abstract
A system and method for selecting antenna panels for communicating with satellites. The receive panels directed towards a location in the sky where the satellite is expected to be. When the signal from the satellite is received by the panels, parameters of the signals are checked against a threshold. All the panels having the parameters above the threshold are grouped together as a receive group. The parameters of the signals at the receive groups are compared to determine the best receive panel, and the transmit panel associate with the receive panel is selected as the transmit panel.
Claims20
A method for controlling communication of a plurality of phased array antennas, each of the phased array antennas having a receive panel and an associated transmit panel, comprising:
- receiving an indication of communication to be established with a current satellite;
- using ephemeris data of the satellite, directing each of the receive panels towards the current satellite;
- for each of the receive panels, determining whether parameters of a receive signal from the current satellite exceeds a preset threshold;
- grouping all receive panels having the parameters of the receive signal exceeding a preset threshold to form a receive group;
- from the receive group determining which receive panel has the highest scored parameter of the receive signal;
- and,
- selecting the associated transmit panel of the receive panel having the highest scored parameter and directing transmission through the selected associated transmit panel.
A method of managing a distributed electronically steerable array having a plurality of receive panels and a plurality of transmit panels, each transmit panels associate with one of the receive panels, comprising:
- directing the plurality of receive panels to receive signal from a satellite;
- for each of the receive panels determining whether parameter of the receive signal exceeds a preset threshold, and grouping all of the receive panels having parameter exceeding the preset threshold into a receive group;
- from the receive group, determining one receive panel having parameter exceeding the preset threshold the most;
- selecting one transmit panel associated with the one receive panel and connecting the one transmit panel to a modulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.