公开(公告)号：US11022702B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16060844

申请日：2017-01-05

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Scott Michaelis ,  Sammit Patel ,  Andrea Moro ,  Alessandro Sinicco ,  George P. Vella-Coleiro

IPC: G01S19/54 ,  G01S19/53 ,  G01S19/24 ,  G01S19/30 ,  G01S19/43 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/12 ,  G01S19/22

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure may improve the accuracy of the known azimuth determination techniques by employing more than two GNSS antennas positioned on a base station antenna. Techniques may use one or more combinations of the GNSS antennas to determine an azimuth of the base station antenna, which serve to improve accuracy of an azimuth determination.

公开(公告)号：US10677934B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15606414

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： George P. Vella-Coleiro ,  Andrea Moro

IPC: G01S19/55 ,  G01S19/54 ,  G01S19/35

Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller coupled to at least two antennas and one or more sensors. An initial azimuth value for the apparatus is determined based on output of the one or more sensors. Respective phase differences between satellite signals received from respective satellites at the at least two antennas are detected, and respective phase difference values for the respective satellites are calculated based on the initial azimuth value, a distance between the at least two antennas in the apparatus, and positions of the respective satellites. An actual azimuth angle of the apparatus is identified based on the initial azimuth value from the output of the one or more sensors and variations between the respective detected phase differences and the respective calculated phase difference values for the respective satellites.

公开(公告)号：US20170357010A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15606414

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： George P. Vella-Coleiro ,  Andrea Moro

IPC: G01S19/55 ,  G01S19/54

Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller coupled to at least two antennas and one or more sensors. An initial azimuth value for the apparatus is determined based on output of the one or more sensors. Respective phase differences between satellite signals received from respective satellites at the at least two antennas are detected, and respective phase difference values for the respective satellites are calculated based on the initial azimuth value, a distance between the at least two antennas in the apparatus, and positions of the respective satellites. An actual azimuth angle of the apparatus is identified based on the initial azimuth value from the output of the one or more sensors and variations between the respective detected phase differences and the respective calculated phase difference values for the respective satellites.