Antenna deployment method and system
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorBenjamin J. Willistein
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Abstract
Method for deploying an antenna involves selectively determining an optimal position for at least one defining point of an antenna based on one or more parameters associated with a wireless communication session. Responsive to this determining, an unmanned aerial vehicle is automatically controlled to suspend at least one portion of the antenna aloft in a controlled position based on the optimal position. The antenna is coupled to a wireless communication device which is disposed on the ground. The method involves using the antenna while aloft to conducting the wireless communication session while the wireless communication device is disposed on the ground.
Claims25
A method for deploying an antenna, comprising
- determining at least one antenna characteristic that is desirable for a radio frequency communication session;
- based on the at least one antenna characteristic, determining an optimal position for at least one defining point of at least one conductive radiating element;
- electrically coupling said conductive radiating element to a wireless communication device;
- using an antenna deployment control unit (ADCU) comprising an electronic computer processor device to cause an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry aloft at least a portion of the conductive radiating element to a controlled position above ground based on the optimal position;
- using the conductive radiating element to form at least part of an antenna for the wireless communication device;
- and
- conducting the radio frequency communication session while the conductive radiating element is suspended in the air by the unmanned aerial vehicle, and while the wireless communication device is disposed on the ground.
A method for deploying an antenna, comprising
- selectively determining an optimal position for at least one defining point of an antenna based on one or more parameters associated with a wireless communication session;
- responsive to said determining, using an unmanned aerial vehicle under the control of a computer processing device to selectively cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to automatically suspend at least one portion of the antenna aloft in a controlled position based on the optimal position;
- coupling the antenna to a wireless communication device;
- and
- using the antenna while aloft to conduct the wireless communication session while the wireless communication device is disposed on the ground.
A radio transceiver system, comprising
- a wireless communication device;
- an antenna for the wireless communication device including at least one conductive radiating element;
- an antenna feed line connecting the wireless communication device to the at least one conductive radiating element;
- an antenna deployment control unit coupled to the wireless communication device which
- automatically determines based on at least one communication parameter associated with the wireless communication session, an optimal position for at least one defining point of the at least one conductive radiating element;
- and
- selectively controls an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry aloft at least a portion of the conductive radiating element to a controlled position above ground based on the optimal position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.