Empirically modulated antenna systems and related methods
US11075702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B17/3913
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Empirically modulated antenna systems and related methods are disclosed herein. An empirically modulated antenna system includes an antenna and a controller programmed to control the antenna. The antenna includes a plurality of discrete scattering elements arranged in a one- or two-dimensional arrangement. A method includes modulating operational states of at least a portion of a plurality of discrete scattering elements of the antenna in a plurality of different modulation patterns. The plurality of different modulation patterns includes different permutations of the discrete scattering elements operating in different operational states. The method also includes evaluating a performance parameter of the antenna responsive to the plurality of different empirical one- or two-dimensional modulation patterns. The method further includes operating the antenna in one of the plurality of different one- or two-dimensional empirical modulation patterns selected based, at least in part, on the performance parameter.
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