A flat antenna includes a pair of radiation units that are spaced apart from each other and that are symmetrical with respect to a symmetrical axis. Each of the radiation units includes amain radiating body, an auxiliary radiating body and a feed-in point. The main radiating body has a substantially triangular shape and includes a first angle close to the symmetrical axis, a second angle far from the symmetrical axis with respect to the first angle, and an edge between the first and second angles and obliquely facing the symmetrical axis. The auxiliary radiating body is connected to the main radiating body, and extends from the first edge toward the symmetrical axis. The feed-in point is formed on the first angle of the main radiating body.

There is disclosed antenna arrays and wireless network access devices. An antenna array includes a circuit card and three antenna element clusters, each antenna element cluster including three antenna elements extending from the circuit card.

Antennas are provided herein that include a parasitic element that is coupled to an active element and a ground plane. In some embodiments, the active element is inside an outline provided by a combination of the parasitic element and the ground plane. Moreover, the active element and the parasitic element are, in some embodiments, on opposite surfaces, respectively, of a printed circuit board.

Antennas are provided herein that include a parasitic element that is coupled to an active element and a ground plane. In some embodiments, the active element is inside an outline provided by a combination of the parasitic element and the ground plane. Moreover, the active element and the parasitic element are, in some embodiments, on opposite surfaces, respectively, of a printed circuit board.

An antenna assembly is formed in a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) for transceiving in a millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency band. A ground plane is formed on at least a portion of a planar surface of the multilayer PCB. Two metal components are physically attached to the multilayer PCB and electrically coupled to the ground plane. A monopole antenna is positioned vertically through one or more layers of the multilayer PCB. The antenna is positioned proximate to one lateral side of the multilayer PCB, and aligned between the two metal components. Vertical stubs are formed through the multilayer PCB, vertically aligned with the monopole antenna, and spaced to a side of the monopole antenna opposite to the one lateral side of the multilayer PCB. Each vertical stub is electrically grounded to the ground plane. The two metal components and the vertical stubs shape beam directivity of the monopole antenna.

A lightweight deployable antenna assembly for, e.g., microsatellites including multifilar (e.g., quadrifilar) antenna (MHA) structures rigidly maintained in an array pattern by a lightweight linkage and collectively controlled by a central antenna feed circuit and local antenna feed circuits to perform phased array antenna operations. The linkage is preferably an expandable (e.g., flexural-scissor-grid) linkage capable of collapsing into a retracted/stowage state in which the MHA elements are maintained in a closely-spaced (e.g., hexagonal lattice close-packed) configuration optimized for payload storage. To deploy the antenna for operation, the linkage unfolds (expands) such that the MHA elements are moved away from each other and into an evenly spaced (e.g., wide-spaced hexagonal) pattern optimized for phased array operations. The MHA structures utilize modified helical filar elements including metal plated/printed on polymer/plastic beams/ribbons, or thin-walled metal tubes. The helical filar elements are radially offset (e.g., by 90) and wound around a central axis.

A communication method of a wireless device to which a single radio frequency (RF) chain antenna is applied. The wireless device stores a plurality of beam sets for the single RF chain antenna and a plurality of quality values for the plurality of beam sets. The wireless device selects a first beam set having a first quality value that is a best quality value among the plurality of stored beam sets. The wireless device confirms a second quality value for the first beam set using received data when the data are received using the first beam set. The wireless device selects a second beam set different from the first beam set among the plurality of stored beam sets when the second quality value is poorer than the first quality value.

Orientation-independent antennas and associated beamforming circuits, to provide polarization-independent determination of position. An Indoor Positioning System (IPS) may utilize beacon or tag devices equipped with orientation-independent antennas to determine the location of nearby objects. The system can exist in many different customizable configurations, sometimes utilizing orientation-independent antennas embedded in smartphones that serve as beacon or tag devices. The devices, systems and methods described herein may be used for an IPS in a residential setting, a commercial setting (like a department store), an event or workplace, or an industrial setting.

The present invention discloses an antenna tuning system and method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: choosing a parasitic antenna that combined with a main antenna, the strongest received signal strength indicator of a target station is detected; controlling the selected parasitic antenna that combined with a main antenna, to generate a scattering resonance through turning on or off a switch unit; and controlling a diffraction radiation pattern between the main antenna and the selected parasitic antenna through adjusting a load of a designed circuit.

The invention relates to a surface wave antenna system, comprising at least one antenna that is electrically short in the vertical plane, with vertical or elliptic polarization and emitting a radiation, said antenna being linked to a conducting medium exhibiting a substantially horizontal surface. The antenna system being characterized in that it comprises furthermore at least one parasitic wire extending in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the conducting medium, electrically insulated from each antenna, and arranged in the vicinity of at least one antenna in such a way as to be able to radiate by virtue of the current induced by said radiation of this antenna. The invention makes it possible to combine the resultants of each radiating element in such a way as to control the radiation pattern in the vertical plane.