Antenna lens switched beam array for tracking satellites
AssigneeMatsing, Inc.
InventorsIgor Timofeev, Serguei Matitsine, Leonid Matytsine
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Abstract
A radio frequency antenna array uses lenses and RF elements, to provide ground-based coverage for cellular communication. The antenna array can include two spherical lenses, where each spherical lens has at least two associated RF elements. Each of the RF elements associated with a given lens produces an output beam with an output area. Each lens is positioned with the other lenses in a staggered arrangement. The antenna includes a control mechanism configured to enable a user to move the RF elements along their respective tracks, and automatically phase compensate the output beams produced by the RF elements based on the relative distance between the RF elements.
Claims14
A communication system, comprising:
- at least a first lens;
- a first track and a second track disposed about the first lens;
- a first RF element and a second RF element configured to move along the first track;
- a third RF element and a fourth RF element configured to move along the second track;
- wherein the first track is arranged along a first virtual axis, and the second track is arranged along a second virtual axis;
- a controller configured to position at least the first RF element independent of the second RF element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.