Adaptive automatic antenna tuning method and apparatus
US5483688A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for automatically tuning an antenna includes adaptive antenna tuning based on a current radio reception frequency and on prior antenna tuning cycles to establish a predictor value. The predictor value establishes an antenna tuning voltage sub-range most likely to contain the optimum antenna tuning voltage, but is a smaller range than the full antenna tuning voltage range. The antenna tuning voltage sub-range is then traversed while monitoring a signal strength indicator to identify an antenna tuning voltage providing optimum tuning conditions. Because only a sub-range of the full antenna tuning voltage range need be traversed, by virtue of the predictor value, relatively small increments in antenna tuning voltage may be used in traversing this sub-range. As a result, the execution time and accuracy of the antenna tuning method of the present invention is improved relative to prior automatic antenna tuning methods.
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