Three-dimensional antenna arrangement
OwnerChristoph Dahlinventor
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Abstract
A three-dimensional antenna arrangement for a device with multiple transmitting antenna elements and multiple receiving antenna elements. The transmitting antenna elements and the receiving antenna elements are arranged on a regular three-dimensional lattice and a virtual antenna arrangement of virtual antenna elements results from geometric convolution of an arrangement of the transmitting antenna elements and of an arrangement of the receiving antenna elements, wherein a phase difference of the virtual antenna elements of the virtual antenna arrangement is measurable in a third spatial dimension.
Claims12
A three-dimensional antenna arrangement, comprising:
- multiple transmitting antenna elements and multiple receiving antenna elements, wherein the transmitting antenna elements and the receiving antenna elements are arranged on a regular three-dimensional lattice, and a virtual antenna arrangement of virtual antenna elements results from geometric convolution of an arrangement of the transmitting antenna elements and of an arrangement of the receiving antenna elements, wherein a phase difference of the virtual antenna elements of the virtual antenna arrangement is measurable in a third spatial dimension.
A device, comprising:
- a three-dimensional antenna arrangement including:
- multiple transmitting antenna elements and multiple receiving antenna elements, wherein the transmitting antenna elements and the receiving antenna elements are arranged on a regular three-dimensional lattice, and a virtual antenna arrangement of virtual antenna elements results from geometric convolution of an arrangement of the transmitting antenna elements and of an arrangement of the receiving antenna elements, wherein a phase difference of the virtual antenna elements of the virtual antenna arrangement is measurable in a third spatial dimension;
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- a signal processing unit connected to the three-dimensional antenna arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.