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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT DETECTION WITH INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
20220029305 · 2022-01-27 ·

Examples disclosed herein relate to a sensor fusion system for use in an autonomous vehicle. The sensor fusion system has a radar detection unit with a metastructure antenna to direct a beamform in a field-of-view (“FoV”) of the vehicle, an analysis module to receive information about a detected object and determine control actions for the radar detection unit and the metastructure antenna based on the received information and on environmental information, and an autonomous control unit to control actions of the vehicle based on the received information and the environmental information.

MEANDER LINE SLOTS FOR MUTUAL COUPLING REDUCTION
20220021110 · 2022-01-20 ·

Various examples are provided for meander line (ML) slots, which can be used for mutual coupling reduction. In one example, an antenna array includes first and second patch antenna elements disposed on a first side of a substrate, the first and second patch antenna elements separated by a gap. The antenna array can include a meander line (ML) slot formed in a ground plane disposed on a second side of the substrate. A plurality of ML slots can be aligned with the gap between the first and second patch antenna elements. In another example, a method includes forming first and second antenna elements on a first side of a substrate and forming a ML slot in a ground plane disposed on a second side of the substrate aligned with a gap between the first and second antenna elements.

MEANDER LINE SLOTS FOR MUTUAL COUPLING REDUCTION
20220021110 · 2022-01-20 ·

Various examples are provided for meander line (ML) slots, which can be used for mutual coupling reduction. In one example, an antenna array includes first and second patch antenna elements disposed on a first side of a substrate, the first and second patch antenna elements separated by a gap. The antenna array can include a meander line (ML) slot formed in a ground plane disposed on a second side of the substrate. A plurality of ML slots can be aligned with the gap between the first and second patch antenna elements. In another example, a method includes forming first and second antenna elements on a first side of a substrate and forming a ML slot in a ground plane disposed on a second side of the substrate aligned with a gap between the first and second antenna elements.

Antenna distribution unit
11184044 · 2021-11-23 · ·

An antenna distribution unit distributes an input RF signal comprised of multiple discrete antenna feeds to a plurality of electronic devices in communication therewith. The antenna distribution unit engages in three-way signal splitting across a pair of successive splitting stages in order to produce an even multiplicity of high-quality signals across nine output ports. By limiting signal splitting to two splitting stages and carefully selecting components to maintain series and parallel impedance, a high-fidelity output signal is produced having an essentially flat spectrum over the target frequency band. In particular, the antenna distribution unit is optimized for use in the distribution of signals within the TV VHF low band of 50 MHz to 88 MHz, the TV VHF high band of 175 MHz to 213 MHz, the TV UHF band of 470 MHz to 610 MHz, and the 900 band of 900 MHz to 1000 MHz.

Method and apparatus for measuring phase of transmission line connecting between RF chips

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). An electronic device including a first radio frequency (RF) chip and a second RF chip is provided. The electronic device includes a modem configured to transmit a first clock signal to the second RF chip, the first RF chip connected to the modem and configured to receive a second clock signal from the modem, and the second RF chip electrically connected to the first RF chip through a transmission line and configured to receive the second clock signal from the first RF chip and to measure a phase of the transmission line based on the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The first clock signal and the second clock signal have different frequencies.

Method to utilize bias current control in vertical or horizontal channels for polarization rotation with less power consumption

An apparatus includes a phased array antenna panel and one or more dual-polarization beam former circuits mounted on the phased array antenna panel. The phased array antenna panel generally comprises a plurality of dual-polarization antenna elements. The plurality of dual-polarization antenna elements are generally arranged in one or more groups. Each dual-polarization beam former circuit may be coupled to a respective group of the dual-polarization antenna elements. Each dual-polarization beam former circuit generally comprises a plurality of transceiver channels. Each transceiver channel generally comprises a horizontal channel and a vertical channel. Each dual-polarization beam former circuit provides polarization rotation through bias current control in each of the vertical and horizontal channels.

DC offset correction in an antenna aperture
11217890 · 2022-01-04 · ·

A method and apparatus for DC offset correction in an antenna aperture are described. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an array of antenna elements having liquid crystal (LC); drive circuitry coupled to the array and having a plurality of drivers, each driver of the plurality of drivers coupled to an antenna element of the array and operable to apply a drive voltage to the antenna element; and voltage correction logic coupled to the drive circuitry adjust drive voltages to compensate for an offset between a first magnitude of a first voltage applied to the LC of each antenna element during a first interval of drive polarity and a second magnitude of a second voltage applied to the LC of said each antenna element during a second interval of drive polarity opposite the drive polarity of the first interval.

Automatic device orientation

An electronic device determines a position of a communicaiton hub of a wireless network. In response to determining a position of a communication hub of a wireless communication network, the electronic device may operate one or more actuators to move the device to adjust the orientation of the device relative to the communication hub. As such, the mobile communicating device may adjust the orientation of the device relative to the communication hub to provide more reliable and/or more efficient communication of data.

OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT, CONTROL DEVICE, REMOTE ELECTRICAL TILT SYSTEM AND BASE STATION ANTENNA
20230336104 · 2023-10-19 ·

An overcurrent protection circuit for a motor, where the overcurrent protection circuit includes: a first input configured to receive a first drive signal for the motor; a second input configured to receive an adjustable overcurrent protection threshold; a third input configured to receive a current detection value indicative of an amount of current flowing through the motor; an overcurrent detection module, which is configured to: connect to the second input to obtain a first comparison value related to the overcurrent protection threshold; connect to the third input to obtain a second comparison value related to the detection value; and compare the first comparison value to the second comparison value to generate a comparison output that characterizes the presence or absence of an overcurrent state.

LOW PROFILE DEVICE COMPRISING LAYERS OF COUPLED RESONANCE STRUCTURES
20230335894 · 2023-10-19 ·

Various embodiments relate to an antenna design enabling beam-steering antenna arrays for communication in a high radio frequency spectrum. A device may comprise a first layer of resonance structures; a second layer of resonance structures, wherein the resonance structures of the first layer are configured to be electromagnetically coupled with the resonance structures of the second layer; a feeding element configured to electromagnetically excite the first and the second layer of the electromagnetically coupled resonance structures, wherein the first and the second layers are stacked with the feeding element substantially symmetrically with respect to an axis perpendicular to a plane defined by the feeding element, and wherein distances of geometric centers of the resonance structures of the second layer from the axis differ from distances of geometric centers of the resonance structures of the first layer from the axis. A device and a method of fabricating the device are disclosed.