SMART MOUNT FOR COUPLING AN ANTENNA ALIGNMENT DEVICE TO AN ANTENNA

    公开(公告)号:US20230117595A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17505162

    申请日:2021-10-19

    摘要: An example smart antenna mount may couple an antenna alignment device with an antenna. The smart antenna mount may include sensors such as strain gauges and accelerometers, and an electronic circuitry to communicate the measurements from the sensors. The measurements are received by the antenna alignment device, which may perform further operations to determine whether the coupling is within desired bounds. If within desired bounds, the antenna alignment device may generate an indication of a normal coupling, e.g., by activating a first colored (e.g., green) LED. If the coupling is outside the desired bounds, the antenna alignment device may indicate an alarm condition, e.g., activating a second colored (e.g., red) LED or generating an audible signal.

    ANTENNA ALIGNMENT APPARATUS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230109841A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17500521

    申请日:2021-10-13

    IPC分类号: G01S19/26 H01Q3/04 G01C17/28

    摘要: An antenna alignment apparatus may include magnetic field sensors as an alternative to or in addition to GNSS sensors. The magnetic field sensors may measure the earth's magnetic fields at corresponding locations, and a processor may use the measurements to calculate at least one of a roll, tilt, or azimuth of an antenna. For an optical alignment, the antenna alignment apparatus may, additionally or alternately, include a reference object (e.g., a printed mark or a physical stud) located within a field of view of a camera. A location of the reference object may indicate the alignment of the antenna vis-a-vis the structures within the field of view.