Array antenna apparatus for rotation mode, and wireless communication terminal and method
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsBong Su Kim, Min Soo Kang, Kwang Seon Kim, Woo Jin Byun, Mi Kyung Suk
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Abstract
The present invention provides an array antenna apparatus for a rotation mode, a wireless communication terminal, and a method thereof. The apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment includes an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements; and a control unit which determines an antenna pattern in accordance with a transmission/reception characteristic of a signal and assigns a weight to antenna elements in a position corresponding to the determined antenna pattern on the antenna array to implement a rotation mode antenna based on the antenna element to which the weight is assigned.
Claims16
An array antenna apparatus for a rotation mode, comprising:
- an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements;
- and
- a control unit which determines an antenna pattern in accordance with a transmission/reception characteristic of a signal and assigns a weight to antenna elements in a position corresponding to the determined antenna pattern on the antenna array to implement a rotation mode antenna based on the antenna element to which the weight is assigned,
- wherein the control unit implements a plurality of rotation mode antennas on the antenna array.
A wireless communication method, comprising:
- configuring an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements;
- determining an antenna pattern in accordance with a transmission/reception characteristic of a signal and assigning a weight to antenna elements in a position corresponding to the determined antenna pattern on the antenna array;
- implementing a rotation mode antenna based on the antenna element to which the weight is assigned;
- and
- transmitting or receiving a signal using the rotation mode antenna,
- wherein a plurality of rotation mode antennas is implemented on the antenna array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.