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Device and method for air-to-ground communication of aircraft

US9991945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Lufthansa Systems GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Peter Hommel · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE
Jörg Liebe · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2015
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/046
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for air-to-ground communication between an aircraft and a ground station, said aircraft and said ground station each having antennas for directional radio data transmission. The data transmission is performed in a frequency band from 60 GHz to 90 GHz and the antenna of the ground station transmits and receives data exclusively in a range of angles α of at least 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane.

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