Methods and systems for mitigating interference with a nearby satellite
US11183749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/195
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example, an antenna system is described. The antenna system includes a primary antenna on an aircraft. The primary antenna is mechanically steerable and has an asymmetric antenna beam pattern with a narrow beamwidth axis and a wide beamwidth axis at boresight. The antenna system also includes a secondary antenna on the aircraft, the secondary antenna including an array of antenna elements. The antenna system also includes an antenna selection system to control communication of a signal between the aircraft and a target satellite via the primary antenna and the secondary antenna. The antenna selection system switches communication of the signal from the primary antenna to the secondary antenna when a performance characteristic for communication with the target satellite satisfies a threshold due to a position of the aircraft relative to the target satellite.
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