公开(公告)号：US20020118137A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-29

申请号：US10002638

申请日：2001-12-05

申请人： Harris Corporation, Corporation of the State of Delaware

发明人： Paul B. Halsema ,  Henry S. Abercrombie ,  Mark D. Vanstrum

IPC分类号： H01Q001/28 ,  H01Q003/24

CPC分类号： H01Q21/061 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q3/242 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q21/205

摘要： A phased array communication system and method has a plurality of phased array antenna structures disbursed throughout an aircraft in a manner to provide substantially spherical antenna coverage around the aircraft. The system includes n-element arrays and transmit/receive modules connected to respective elements forming the array. A beam forming network and antenna interface unit are included. Communication signals are converted between a satellite downlink frequency band and a communications band used by Communication, Navigation and Identification (CNI) components, known to those skilled in the art, for allowing (a) air-to-air crosslink communication; (b) satellite receive communications; and (c) air-to-ground data link communications at a satellite downlink frequency band. A communications transceiver is operatively connected to each antenna interface unit for receiving and transmitting communication signals within a communications band used by communication, navigation and identification (CNI) components to and from the phased array antenna structures.

摘要翻译： 相控阵通信系统和方法具有多个相控阵天线结构，其以整个飞机的方式提供基本上球形的天线覆盖。 该系统包括n元件阵列和连接到形成阵列的相应元件的发射/接收模块。 包括波束形成网络和天线接口单元。 通信信号在卫星下行链路频带和本领域技术人员已知的通信，导航和识别（CNI）组件使用的通信频带之间进行转换，以允许（a）空对空交换通信; （b）卫星接收通信; 和（c）卫星下行链路频带的空对地数据链路通信。 通信收发器可操作地连接到每个天线接口单元，用于在通向相关阵列天线结构的通信，导航和识别（CNI）组件使用的通信频带内接收和发送通信信号。