Method and System for Controlling the Direction of an Antenna Beam

A method for controlling the direction of an antenna beam, the method comprising:

• determining, by a location identifier, a transmit antenna location indicating the location of a transmit antenna, the transmit antenna configured to produce a beam;
• determining, by an orientation sensor, a transmit antenna orientation indicating the orientation of the transmit antenna;
• accessing target data describing a receive antenna of a target, the target data comprising a location of the receive antenna relative to the transmit antenna;
• calculating a deviation value from the transmit antenna location, the transmit antenna orientation, and target data;
• and
• adjusting the direction of the beam to reduce the deviation value.

A system for controlling the direction of an antenna beam, the system comprising:

• a location identifier configured to determine a transmit antenna location indicating the location of a transmit antenna, the transmit antenna configured to produce a beam, the transmit antenna moving with respect to a target;
• an orientation sensor configured to determine a transmit orientation indicating the orientation of the transmit antenna;
• an antenna beam controller configured to:
• access target data describing a receive antenna of a target, the target data comprising a location of the receive antenna relative to the transmit antenna;
• calculate a deviation value from the transmit antenna location, the transmit antenna orientation, and target data;
• and
• adjust the direction of the beam to reduce the deviation value;
• and
• a housing configured to house the location identifier, the orientation sensor, and the antenna beam controller.