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US 12,113,282 B2Granted
Automatic beam steering system for a reflector antenna
AssigneeMti Wireless Edge, Ltd.
InventorIsrael Saraf
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Abstract
An antenna comprises a main reflector, a waveguide, wherein at least part of the waveguide protrudes towards a region external to the antenna, wherein the antenna is operative to transmit electromagnetic radiations between the waveguide and the main reflector, a mechanism which enables displacement of at least part of the waveguide with respect to the main reflector, and an actuator operative to displace the at least part of the waveguide.
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An antenna, comprising:
- a main reflector,
- a waveguide, wherein at least part of the waveguide protrudes towards a region external to the antenna,
- wherein the antenna is operative to transmit electromagnetic radiations between the waveguide and the main reflector, and
- an actuator operative to displace at least part of the waveguide, the actuator comprising:
- a magnet coupled to the at least part of the waveguide,
- a first ferromagnetic element,
- a second ferromagnetic element, and
- at least one inductor associated with at least one of the first ferromagnetic element or the second ferromagnetic element.
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A method of controlling an antenna comprising a main reflector and a waveguide, the method comprising, by a processor and memory circuitry:
- obtaining data Dbeam informative of a required beam direction of electromagnetic radiations to be received or transmitted by the antenna;
- obtaining data Dmotion informative of a displacement of the antenna;
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- determining a displacement Dcorrective for at least part of the waveguide using Dmotion and Dbeam, for which a beam direction of electromagnetic radiations received or transmitted by the antenna, after said displacement Dcorrective of said at least part of the waveguide, matches the required beam direction according to a matching criterion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.