H01Q19/192

Method of generating circularly polarised signals from a polarisation controller of a ground station

A method for generating a circular polarisation signal from at least two transponders of a satellite able to process linearly polarised signals includes: a transmission of at least two linearly polarised signal components so as to produce a circularly polarised signal by at least two transponders of a satellite; processing signals by the two transponders of the satellite to produce a circular polarisation of the signals transmitted by the satellite; ground receiving by at least one circularly polarised antenna; measuring a physical parameter from the received signals, and determining a correction parameter to be applied to the generation of the components of linearly polarised signals; generating a compensation of the components of linearly polarised signals transmitted to the satellite.

Confocal phased array fed reflector antenna beam stabilization
11901630 · 2024-02-13 · ·

Provided herein are various improvements to antenna stabilization systems, such as employed on confocal phased array reflector antenna arrangements. In one example, a system includes a feed structure for a main reflector, the feed structure comprising an electronically scanned array (ESA) feed and a sub-reflector. The sub-reflector is configured to propagate a signal between the ESA feed and the main reflector. The system also includes a star tracker element coupled to the feed structure and configured to determine orientation information relative to star alignment, and laser distancing elements coupled to the feed structure and configured to determine distance measurements relative to the main reflector. A control system is configured to determine pointing errors of the main reflector based at least on the orientation information and the distance measurements, and these pointing errors can be used by the ESA feed to adjust steering of a signal towards a target.

Signal Cancellation in Radio Frequency (RF) Device Network

A system, in a programmable active reflector (AR) device associated with a first radio frequency (RF) device and a second RF device, receives a request and associated metadata from the second RF device via a first antenna array. Based on the received request and associated metadata, one or more antenna control signals are received from the first RF device. The programmable AR device is dynamically selected and controlled by the first RF device based on a set of criteria. A controlled plurality of RF signals is transmitted, via a second antenna array, to the second RF device within a transmission range of the programmable AR device based on the associated metadata. The controlled plurality of RF signals are cancelled at the second RF device based on the associated metadata.

ANTENNA FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION HAVING STRUCTURE FOR SWITCHING MULTIPLE BAND SIGNALS
20190157765 · 2019-05-23 ·

The present invention discloses an antenna for satellite communication having a structure for switching multiband signals. The antenna for satellite communication according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main reflecting plate configured to be rotatable in a predetermined direction so as to be oriented in a direction in which a satellite is located, a first feed horn configured to be detachably installed in a region of an edge of the main reflecting plate, a sub-reflecting plate configured to be installed so as to be spaced apart from a reflecting surface of the main reflecting plate by a predetermined distance by at least one support means provided in a region of the main reflecting plate, and a second feed horn configured to be detachably installed on a side opposite to the reflecting surface of the sub-reflecting plate, wherein an installation position of the sub-reflecting plate is changeable.

Reflector antenna arrangement

The present disclosure relates to a reflector antenna arrangement comprising at least a first reflective metal surface and a signal feeding arrangement transition that is adapted to receive a signal feeding arrangement that in turn is adapted to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic radiation via the first reflective metal surface. The reflector antenna arrangement further comprises a common dielectric body comprising at least one dielectric material, to which common dielectric body the first reflective metal surface is attached in a fixed relation to the signal feeding arrangement transition with a certain distance between them such that said transmitted and/or received electromagnetic radiation at least partly is arranged to propagate through at least a part of the common dielectric body.

Biaxial Antenna Comprising A First Fixed Part, A Second Rotary Part and A Rotary Joint

This antenna includes a first part, a second part rotatably mounted about a first axis, and a rotary joint arranged between the first and second parts, the second part including a radiating source and a reflection assembly having a reflector defining a reflector top, a focus, and a second axis passing through the reflector top and the focus, the rotary joint being able to transmit electromagnetic signals between the first and second parts via at least one transmission channel, and the first and second parts being so arranged that in any position of the second part and the reflection unit, the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis.

Confocal antenna system
12051853 · 2024-07-30 · ·

A reflector for an antenna includes a first shaped region, wherein a curvature of the first shaped region is defined by a corresponding scan angle, and a second shaped region, wherein a curvature of the second shaped region is based on a corresponding scan angle. The curvature of the first shaped region is different than the curvature of the second shaped region.

Two-way coded aperture three-dimensional radar imaging

A two-way coded aperture radar imaging system is disclosed. The system includes an antenna reflector and a radar signal transceiver configured to generate sequential radar transmission signals and receive a plurality of respective reflected radar signals. The system also includes a phase control component configured to phase-encode the sequential radar transmission signals via a plurality of phase-codes to generate a respective plurality of phase-coded radar pulses that are concurrently reflected at a respective plurality of sub-aperture portions of the antenna reflector to concurrently transmit the plurality of phase-coded radar pulses from the antenna reflector to a target. The transmitted phase-coded radar pulses can be reflected from the target as the respective plurality of reflected radar signals. The system further includes a sub-aperture radar controller configured to integrate the plurality of reflected radar signals and to generate a three-dimensional image of the target from the integrated plurality of reflected radar signals.

Antenna for satellite communication having structure for switching multiple band signals

The present invention discloses an antenna for satellite communication having a structure for switching multiband signals. The antenna for satellite communication according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main reflecting plate configured to be rotatable in a predetermined direction so as to be oriented in a direction in which a satellite is located, a first feed horn configured to be detachably installed in a region of an edge of the main reflecting plate, a sub-reflecting plate configured to be installed so as to be spaced apart from a reflecting surface of the main reflecting plate by a predetermined distance by at least one support means provided in a region of the main reflecting plate, and a second feed horn configured to be detachably installed on a side opposite to the reflecting surface of the sub-reflecting plate, wherein an installation position of the sub-reflecting plate is changeable.

ANTENNA APPARATUS

A plurality of primary radiators (1) is classified by combinations of frequency and polarization of radiated radio waves, a plurality of primary radiators (1) belonging to the same class is arranged at positions corresponding to vertexes of one of triangles in a repeated triangle pattern TR.sub.Pattern, and the shape of a main reflector (2) and the shape and arrangement of the repeated triangle pattern TR.sub.Pattern are determined such that a direction of a line segment passing through positions corresponding to two vertexes in the triangle is different from a radiation direction of a sidelobe of a radio wave reflected by a main reflector (2) after having been radiated from a primary radiator (1) arranged at a position corresponding to the vertexes.