Ground-based, wavefront-projection beamformer for a stratospheric communications platform
US6380893B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q25/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for beamforming signals for an array of receiving or transmitting elements includes the steps of selecting a beam elevation and azimuth and grouping elements of an antenna array into element ensembles that are substantially aligned with a wavefront projection on the antenna array corresponding to the selected beam elevation and azimuth.
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