A system comprises an infrastructure element including a computer programmed to communicate with a first stationary communication node having a first directional short-wave antenna with a first field of view and a second stationary communication node having a second directional short-wave antenna with a second field of view. The first communication node is located within the second field of view. The computer is programmed to determine a first and a second transmission parameter for the first and second stationary communication node respectively based on received object detection sensor data including object data from a respective field of view of each communication node's directional antenna. Each of the first and second transmission parameters includes a transmission power and/or a data throughput rate. The computer is programmed, based on received communication metrics from the first communication node, to determine a deficiency of the second communication node, and upon determining the deficiency of the second communication node, to actuate the first communication node to provide coverage for the second field of view.

A system comprises an infrastructure element including a computer programmed to communicate with a first stationary communication node having a first directional short-wave antenna with a first field of view and a second stationary communication node having a second directional short-wave antenna with a second field of view. The first communication node is located within the second field of view. The computer is programmed to determine a first and a second transmission parameter for the first and second stationary communication node respectively based on received object detection sensor data including object data from a respective field of view of each communication node's directional antenna. Each of the first and second transmission parameters includes a transmission power and/or a data throughput rate. The computer is programmed, based on received communication metrics from the first communication node, to determine a deficiency of the second communication node, and upon determining the deficiency of the second communication node, to actuate the first communication node to provide coverage for the second field of view.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a patch antenna array including an upper patch antenna layer, a lower patch antenna layer, and a spacer therebetween, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of apertures defined by cell walls, wherein the each aperture aligns with an upper patch antenna element and a lower patent antenna element from the patch antenna array.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting, by a monitoring system associated with a communication system, signals received at an array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements of an antenna, causing, via a motorized drive assembly, the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements to sequentially rotate to a plurality of positions, obtaining, by a control system from the monitoring system and for each of the plurality of positions, data relating to signals from the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements, based on the data, determining, by the control system, an optimal position of the plurality of positions for the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements at which an impact of passive intermodulation (PIM) on the communications system is minimized, and controlling, by the control system, the motorized drive assembly to cause the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements to occupy the optimal position. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting, by a monitoring system associated with a communication system, signals received at an array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements of an antenna, causing, via a motorized drive assembly, the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements to sequentially rotate to a plurality of positions, obtaining, by a control system from the monitoring system and for each of the plurality of positions, data relating to signals from the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements, based on the data, determining, by the control system, an optimal position of the plurality of positions for the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements at which an impact of passive intermodulation (PIM) on the communications system is minimized, and controlling, by the control system, the motorized drive assembly to cause the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements to occupy the optimal position. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Systems and methods for determining absolute position. A system includes a first bull gear and a second bull gear rigidly connected to the first bull gear. The system includes a first pinion gear rotationally engaged with the first bull gear. The system includes a second pinion gear rotationally engaged with the second bull gear. The system includes a first sensor that senses a first angular position of the first pinion gear. The system includes a second sensor that senses a second angular position of the second pinion gear.

Systems and methods for determining absolute position. A system includes a first bull gear and a second bull gear rigidly connected to the first bull gear. The system includes a first pinion gear rotationally engaged with the first bull gear. The system includes a second pinion gear rotationally engaged with the second bull gear. The system includes a first sensor that senses a first angular position of the first pinion gear. The system includes a second sensor that senses a second angular position of the second pinion gear.

The invention relates to an antenna support (1) comprising: a base (10), at least one crown (20) comprising means for securing an antenna element, means (30) for guiding the crown in rotation around an axis of rotation (A1), means (40) for driving the crown in rotation around the axis of rotation, and means (50) for determining the angular position of the crown around the axis of rotation .

According to the invention, the guide means, the drive means and the determining means are mounted on the base on the outer side of the crown.

The invention relates to an antenna support (1) comprising: a base (10), at least one crown (20) comprising means for securing an antenna element, means (30) for guiding the crown in rotation around an axis of rotation (A1), means (40) for driving the crown in rotation around the axis of rotation, and means (50) for determining the angular position of the crown around the axis of rotation .

According to the invention, the guide means, the drive means and the determining means are mounted on the base on the outer side of the crown.

A customer premise equipment (CPE), a method for antenna control, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided in an implementation of the present disclosure. The CPE includes a millimeter-wave antenna, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a driving module, and a processor. The processor is configured to perform the following. Control the driving module to drive, according to an interval stepping strategy, the millimeter-wave antenna to rotate to perform interval scan on multiple blocks, and correspondingly obtain network information measured in each of the blocks to obtain multiple pieces of network information measured. Determine a target block for the millimeter-wave antenna according to the multiple pieces of network information measured. Control, in the target block, the driving module to drive, according to a preset rotation stepping, the millimeter-wave antenna to rotate to obtain a target orientation. Control the millimeter-wave antenna to rotate to the target orientation.