Conformal antennas for unmanned and piloted vehicles and method of antenna operation
US10305176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18504
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body providing structural support and defining a fuselage perimeter and including a plurality of bands, a plurality of antennas integrated into the plurality of bands, and a transceiver operatively connected to each of the plurality of antennas. The transceiver is configured to power selected sub-sets of the plurality of antennas to generate a directional antenna beam.
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