Applications for low profile two-way satellite antenna system
US7911400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/061
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Antenna and satellite communications assemblies and associated satellite tracking systems that may include a low profile two-way antenna arrangement, tracking systems, and applications thereof. Applications for the system include military, civilian, and domestic emergency response applications. The antenna arrangements may be configured to form a spatial multi-element array able to track a satellite in an elevation plane by electronically dynamically targeting the antenna arrangement and/or mechanically dynamically rotating the antenna arrangements about transverse axes giving rise to generation of respective elevation angles and dynamically changing the respective distances between the axes whilst maintaining a predefined relationship between said distances and the respective elevation angles. The system provides autonomous dynamic tracking of satellite signals and can be used for satellite communications on moving vehicles in a variety of frequency bands for military and civilian applications.
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