Beamforming using a backplane and passive antenna element

    公开(公告)号:US07038626B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-02

    申请号:US10348202

    申请日:2003-01-20

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/24

    CPC分类号: H01Q19/32 H01Q3/446 H01Q19/10

    摘要: An active antenna element to transmit and/or receive RF (Radio Frequency) signals is positioned in relation to a backplane that reflects RF signals. One or more passive antenna elements can be disposed on a similar side of the backplane as the active antenna element. Settings of the one or more passive antenna elements are adjusted to produce an input/output beam pattern that varies depending on whether the at least one passive antenna element is reflective or transmissive. Based on this technique, an RF input output beam pattern of an antenna assembly including the backplane, active antenna element and passive antenna elements can be controlled for better reception and transmission of RF signals.

    Low cost multiple pattern antenna for use with multiple receiver systems
    6.
    发明授权
    Low cost multiple pattern antenna for use with multiple receiver systems 失效
    低成本多模式天线,用于多个接收机系统

    公开(公告)号:US06894653B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-17

    申请号:US10664413

    申请日:2003-09-17

    摘要: An antenna assembly includes at least two active or main radiating omni-directional antenna elements arranged with at least one beam control or passive antenna element used as a reflector. The beam control antenna element(s) may have multiple reactance elements that can electrically terminate it to adjust the input or output beam pattern(s) produced by the combination of the active antenna elements and the beam control antenna element(s). More specifically, the beam control antenna element(s) may be coupled to different terminating reactances to change beam characteristics, such as the directivity and angular beamwidth. Processing may be employed to select which terminating reactance to use. Consequently, the radiator pattern of the antenna can be more easily directed towards a specific target receiver/transmitter, reduce signal-to-noise interference levels, and/or increase gain by using Radio Frequency (RF), Intermediate Frequency (IF), or baseband processing. A Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) processing technique may be employed to operate the antenna assembly with simultaneous beam patterns.

    摘要翻译: 天线组件包括至少两个有源或主辐射全向天线元件,其布置有用作反射器的至少一个光束控制或无源天线元件。 波束控制天线元件可以具有多个电抗元件,其可以电气端接它,以调节由有源天线元件和波束控制天线元件的组合产生的输入或输出波束图案。 更具体地,波束控制天线元件可以耦合到不同的终止电抗以改变诸如方向性和角波束宽度的波束特性。 可以使用处理来选择要使用的终止电抗。 因此,通过使用射频(RF),中频(IF)或更高的频率,可以更容易地将天线的辐射器模式引向特定目标接收器/发射器,降低信噪比干扰电平和/或增加增益 基带处理。 可以采用多输入多输出(MIMO)处理技术来操作具有同时波束图案的天线组件。

    Beamforming using a backplane and passive antenna element
    9.
    发明授权
    Beamforming using a backplane and passive antenna element 失效
    使用背板和无源天线元件进行波束成形

    公开(公告)号:US07268738B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-11

    申请号:US11369599

    申请日:2006-03-07

    IPC分类号: H01Q19/10 H01Q1/24

    CPC分类号: H01Q19/32 H01Q3/446 H01Q19/10

    摘要: An active antenna element to transmit and/or receive RF (Radio Frequency) signals is positioned in relation to a backplane that reflects RF signals. One or more passive antenna elements can be disposed on a similar side of the backplane as the active antenna element. Settings of the one or more passive antenna elements are adjusted to produce an input/output beam pattern that varies depending on whether the at least one passive antenna element is reflective or transmissive. Based on this technique, an RF input output beam pattern of an antenna assembly including the backplane, active antenna element and passive antenna elements can be controlled for better reception and transmission of RF signals.

    摘要翻译: 发射和/或接收RF(射频)信号的有源天线元件相对于反射RF信号的背板被定位。 一个或多个无源天线元件可以作为有源天线元件设置在背板的类似侧上。 调整一个或多个无源天线元件的设置以产生根据至少一个无源天线元件是反射型还是透射型而变化的输入/输出波束图案。 基于该技术,可以控制包括背板,有源天线元件和无源天线元件的天线组件的RF输入输出波束图案,以便更好地接收和传输RF信号。

    Low cost multiple pattern antenna for use with multiple receiver systems
    10.
    发明授权
    Low cost multiple pattern antenna for use with multiple receiver systems 失效
    低成本多模式天线,用于多个接收机系统

    公开(公告)号:US07253783B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-07

    申请号:US11101914

    申请日:2005-04-08

    IPC分类号: H01Q3/00

    摘要: An antenna assembly includes at least two active or main radiating omni-directional antenna elements arranged with at least one beam control or passive antenna element used as a reflector. The beam control antenna element(s) may have multiple reactance elements that can electrically terminate it to adjust the input or output beam pattern(s) produced by the combination of the active antenna elements and the beam control antenna element(s). More specifically, the beam control antenna element(s) may be coupled to different terminating reactances to change beam characteristics, such as the directivity and angular beamwidth. Processing may be employed to select which terminating reactance to use. Consequently, the radiator pattern of the antenna can be more easily directed towards a specific target receiver/transmitter, reduce signal-to-noise interference levels, and/or increase gain. A Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) processing technique may be employed to operate the antenna assembly with simultaneous beam patterns.

    摘要翻译: 天线组件包括至少两个有源或主辐射全向天线元件,其布置有用作反射器的至少一个光束控制或无源天线元件。 波束控制天线元件可以具有多个电抗元件,其可以电气端接它,以调节由有源天线元件和波束控制天线元件的组合产生的输入或输出波束图案。 更具体地,波束控制天线元件可以耦合到不同的终止电抗以改变诸如方向性和角波束宽度的波束特性。 可以使用处理来选择要使用的终止电抗。 因此,天线的辐射器图案可以更容易地指向特定的目标接收器/发射器,降低信噪比干扰电平和/或增加增益。 可以采用多输入多输出(MIMO)处理技术来操作具有同时波束图案的天线组件。