Beam forming network, a spacecraft, an associated system and a beam forming method
US6703970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S343/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a beam forming network of an active antenna with deployable sub-arrays. According to the invention, the network receives information on deformation of the relative position of two panels. Establishing the coherence of the signals takes account of this information to restore the received signals. The invention also provides a spacecraft including the above kind of network and further provides a beam forming method. The invention also provides a system including a craft of the above kind and at least one beacon transmitter station.
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