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US 9,806,794 B2Granted
Antenna system for a broadband access to airborne platforms
AssigneeUbiqomm LLC
InventorAhmad Jalali
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Abstract
A system for broadband access to airborne platforms is described. The system includes: a ground station with a number of antenna panels, each antenna panel having two polarizations; the ground station having multiple modems connected to the different antenna panels and a processor controlling the modems; and the aircraft equipment comprising of a modem attached to an antenna with two polarizations.
Claims16
A system for broadband access to airborne platforms, the system comprising:
- a ground station comprising:
- a plurality of antenna panels, each antenna panel having at least one polarization, each antenna panel placed at a lower corner of a local hexagonal shaped coverage area having a plurality of sectors, each antenna panel providing coverage to a particular sector from among the plurality of sectors while maintaining emissions toward a satellite in a geo-arc below a specified limit, wherein an antenna panel associated with a center sector from among the plurality of sectors has a largest size among the plurality of antenna panels and antenna panels associated with each of a plurality of edge sectors from among the plurality of sectors have a smallest size among the plurality of antenna panels:
- a plurality of modems connected to the plurality of different antenna panels;
- and
- a processor adapted to control the modems;
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- an aircraft comprising:
- a modem;
- and
- at least one antenna connected to the modem,
- wherein the ground station provides coverage to the aircraft flying in the local hexagonal shaped coverage area.
8 more elements
A communication system adapted to provide broadband access to aircraft, the system comprising:
- a plurality of ground stations, each ground station comprising:
- an array of antenna panels, each antenna panel placed at a lower corner of a local hexagonal shaped coverage area having a plurality of sectors, each antenna panel providing coverage to a particular sector from among the plurality of sectors while maintaining emissions toward a satellite in a geo-arc below a specified limit, wherein an antenna panel associated with a center sector from among the plurality of sectors has a largest size among the plurality of antenna panels and antenna panels associated with each of a plurality of edge sectors from among the plurality of sectors have a smallest size among the plurality of antenna panels;
- a first and second modem communicatively coupled to each antenna panel in the set of antenna panels;
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- a processor communicatively coupled to each modem;
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- at least one aircraft comprising:
- an antenna that is able to form a communication channel with at least one antenna panel from the set of antenna panels;
- and
- a modem communicatively coupled to the antenna,
- wherein the ground station provides coverage to the aircraft flying in the local hexagonal shaped coverage area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.