2632results about "Particular array feeding systems" patented technology

An RFID reader is provided that includes an antenna array comprising multiple antenna elements circumferentially distributed around a longitudinal axis of the antenna array. Each antenna element includes multiple patch elements disposed above one or more underlying substrates, wherein the patch elements of each antenna element are disposed on an outer side of the antenna element. Further, one or more of the antenna elements is an asymmetric antenna element, wherein a first end of the asymmetric antenna element is wider than a second, opposite end of the asymmetric antenna element, wherein a first patch element disposed proximate to the first end of the asymmetric antenna element is larger than a second patch element disposed proximate to the second end of the asymmetric antenna element, and wherein a resonant frequency associated with the first patch element is approximately the same as a resonant frequency associated with the second patch element.

An antenna array comprises a substrate; a plurality of projecting, tapering structures disposed in an array and attached to a first major surface of said substrate, the plurality of projecting, tapering structures defining a plurality of waveguides therebetween; and a plurality of box-shaped structures disposed in an array and attached to a second major surface of the substrate, the plurality of box-shaped structures defining a plurality of waveguides therebetween, the plurality of waveguides defined by the plurality of projecting, tapering structures aligning with the plurality of waveguides defined by the plurality of box-shaped structures. The substrate includes a plurality of probes for feeding the plurality waveguides.

An antenna system includes a beamformer having a feed port and a one-dimensional or two-dimensional arrangement of output ports, radiating antenna elements coupled with output ports of the beamformer, and an antenna control unit coupled with the beamformer to steer a beam of the antenna system. The antenna system forms an electrically steerable, phased array antenna having a beam steering angle which is constant over a very broad band of frequencies. Specific applications for the antenna system include satellite communications including tracking low earth orbiting satellites, radar systems and data links using a steerable antenna for self-installation, self-healing and adaptation.

An antenna includes an antenna layer, a coupling layer, and a feeder circuit layer. The antenna layer includes antennas elements. First and second antennas elements are arranged in such a manner that the centers thereof are aligned in a first direction. A third antenna element is arranged in such a manner that the third antenna element is separated from the first antenna element in a second direction and centers of the antennas elements are not aligned in the second direction. A waveguide is formed in the coupling layer.

An apparatus and method to reduce the size of a microstrip antenna without sacrificing antenna efficiency too much are described. The antenna structure includes discontinuity of strip width in the middle of the antenna patch to reduce the size of the antenna at a given resonant frequency. The antenna structure further includes a plurality of patches of differing widths connected to each other at junctions. The junctions are placed symmetrically to ensure maximum radiation at the boresight and also to further reduce cross-polarization levels. A coaxial feed is connected at a predetermined location near the center of a patch, having a narrower width, in order to match the input impedance of the antenna to the coaxial feed.

A system incorporating the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including determining, by a communication device comprising a processor, a usage state of the communication device. The communication device includes selectable antennas, and the usage state includes an orientation of the communication device. The method also includes selecting a set of antennas according to the usage state, and obtaining an antenna gain pattern for an antenna in the selected set of antennas. The method further includes evaluating an expected performance of an antenna configuration corresponding to the selected set of antennas, relative to a performance of an existing antenna configuration. The method also includes initiating usage of the antenna configuration in accordance with improved performance relative to the existing antenna configuration. The antenna configuration comprises a polarization configuration, and the selected set of antennas comprises elements in different planes. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Digital beamforming is provided for use with electronically scanned radar. In an aspect, the present invention provides enhanced sensitivity, wide angle or field of view (FOV) coverage with narrow beams, minimized number of receivers, reduced sidelobes, eliminated grating lobes and beam compensation for target motion. In an aspect, the present invention employs a uniform overlapped subarray feed network, a time multiplexed switch matrix, and a restructured digital signal processor. Antenna channels share a receiver, rather than maintain a dedicated receiver for each antenna element, as in conventional systems. In an aspect, Doppler / frequency filtering is performed on each antenna element or subarray output prior to digital beamforming. Further, Doppler compensation is employed following Doppler / frequency filtering, followed by digital beamforming.

A transmission line phase shifter ideally suited for use in low-cost, steerable, phased array antennas suitable for use in wireless fidelity (WiFi) and other wireless telecommunication networks, in particular multi-hop ad hoc networks, is disclosed. The transmission line phase shifter includes a wire transmission line, such as a coaxial, stripline, microstrip, or coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission line. A high-permittivity dielectric element that overlies the signal conductor of the wire transmission line is used to control phase shifting. Phase shifting can be electromechanically controlled by controlling the space between the high-permittivity dielectric element and the signal conductor of the wire transmission line or by electrically controlling the permittivity of the high-permittivity dielectric element.

Improved feed line networks for antenna arrays operating at millimeter wave frequencies are provided for constructing planar antenna arrays printed on the surface of a dielectric substrate. A planar antenna array includes an array of planar radiator elements interconnected through a feed line network of planar coplanar transmission lines that enable high-efficiency operation, at millimeter wave operating frequencies. For example, a feed network may be formed with a network of coplanar strip line transmission lines including one or more coplanar strip line (CPS) and one or more coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission line, which are interconnected using balun structures, to enable high efficiency operation at millimeter wave frequencies.

An antenna array (e.g., microstrip patch antenna) operates in a manner that exploits the particular susceptibility of the mutual coupling effects between radiating elements in the array. Various differential-mode excitation schemes are provided for determining optimal differential-mode voltages or optimal differential-mode currents that are applied to the radiating elements (e.g., microstrip patches) to thereby achieve certain desirable radiation characteristics including, for example, aiming a radiated beam in a prescribed direction, steering the beam, shaping the radiated beam, and / or optimizing the gain of the antenna in a specified direction.

A multi-band wide-angle scan phased array antenna with novel grating lobe suppression has a first plurality of radiation elements for radiating a first frequency arranged in a rectangular configuration. A second plurality of radiation elements for radiating second frequency are arranged in a rectangular frame around the first radiation elements. A third plurality of radiation elements for radiating third frequency are arranged in a rectangular frame around the second radiation elements. The radiation elements are apertures that are λ / 2 of an operating frequency in size. The radiation elements may also be arranged in square, circular, or elliptical configurations.

The invention relates to a balanced antenna system comprising a radiator connected via a matching circuit to a balun. In certain embodiments, the radiator comprises a first radiating element and a second radiating element and the matching circuit comprises a first impedance-matching circuit connected to the first radiating element and a second impedance-matching circuit connected to the second radiating element. The first and second matching circuits may be identical and are connected through the balun to a single port. To minimise the component count, the design of the matching circuit and balun is co-optimised.

A transmission line phase shifter ideally suited for use in low-cost, steerable, phased array antennas suitable for use in wireless fidelity (WiFi) and other wireless telecommunication networks, in particular multi-hop ad hoc networks, is disclosed. The transmission line phase shifter includes a wire transmission line, such as a coaxial, stripline, microstrip, or coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission line. A high-permittivity dielectric element that overlies the signal conductor of the wire transmission line is used to control phase shifting. Phase shifting can be electromechanically controlled by controlling the space between the high-permittivity dielectric element and the signal conductor of the wire transmission line or by electrically controlling the permittivity of the high-permittivity dielectric element.

Digital beamforming is provided for use with electronically scanned radar. In an aspect, the present invention provides enhanced sensitivity, wide angle or field of view (FOV) coverage with narrow beams, minimized number of receivers, reduced sidelobes, eliminated grating lobes and beam compensation for target motion. In an aspect, the present invention employs a uniform overlapped subarray feed network, a time multiplexed switch matrix, and a restructured digital signal processor. Antenna channels share a receiver, rather than maintain a dedicated receiver for each antenna element, as in conventional systems. In an aspect, Doppler / frequency filtering is performed on each antenna element or subarray output prior to digital beamforming. Further, Doppler compensation is employed following Doppler / frequency filtering, followed by digital beamforming.

A telecommunications satellite having a phased array antenna, wherein the beam-forming function within the phased array is simplified by partitioning it into two stages, in which the sub-array stage relates to a fixed, or infrequently changed, set of overlapping sub-arrays and the main stage provides the main pattern reconfiguration, typically in the form of multiple reconfigurable spot beams within a defined coverage region. The key advantage lies in the significant reduction in number of second stage beam-forming control points (at which independent amplitude and phase is applied) when compared with a conventional phased array (where amplitude and phase control is applied for each element of the array). The sub-array stage beam-forming may be implemented in analogue technology. The main beam-former may be implemented in digital technology, where the key processing functions of A / D or D / A conversion, frequency (de)multiplexing and digital beam-forming all scale with the number of control points.

The invention provides a dual-polarized vibrator unit, an antenna and a multi-frequency antenna array. The dual-polarized vibrator unit includes a radiator and a balun support portion for feeding of the radiator. The radiator includes a dielectric substrate, two pairs of dipole antenna arms being disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate and in orthogonal arrangement of plus or minus 45 degrees, and at least one coupling metal strap disposed on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate. Current induction is generated between the dipole antenna arms and the coupling metal strap so that a current path is formed on the coupling metal strap. The vibrator unit and the antenna thereof in the invention can achieve the ultra-broadband, high gain, high efficiency, high cross polarization ratio and high front-ratio, high isolation, low profile and low coupling and is simple and beautiful in structure, easy in engineering realization and suitable for mass production, the production cost is reduced, and the electrical performance index meets the base station antenna industry standard.

A radar imaging system for capturing an image of an object within an area of interest through at least one visual impairment. The radar imaging system comprises at least one radar array. The radar array includes a plurality of transmitter elements and a plurality of receiver elements for receiving a plurality of coded return signals from an object through the at least one visual impairment. The system further comprises at least one processor coupled to the transmitter and receiver elements, which is adapted to transmit a plurality of differently coded signals toward the object and the at least one visual impairment; decode the plurality of coded return signals received by each of the receiver elements; extract from the decoded return signals a multiplicity of captured signals for each transmitter to receiver path; focus the multiplicity of signals on all points of interest within the area of interest by aligning the multiplicity of captured signals to be co-incident from a particular point within the area of interest; and sum the aligned signals to produce an image of the object. A method for capturing an image of an object in an area of interest through at least one visual impairment is also provided.

A transmission system comprises a plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of power amplifiers, each of power amplifiers being connected to one of the antenna elements; a plurality of waveform / beam synthesizer assemblies, each of the waveform / beam synthesizer assemblies being connected to one of the power amplifiers; a processor for controlling modulation and beam forming / steering functions of the waveform / beam synthesizer assemblies; and a master clock for synchronizing operation of the processor and waveform / beam synthesizer assemblies, wherein each of the waveform / beam synthesizer assemblies generates a transmit element signal with embedded phase offset and amplitude adjustments in response to control signals from the processor, and each of the plurality of antenna elements radiates one of the transmit element signals. A method of producing one or more beams using an array of antenna elements is also provided.

A wideband multi-signal distributed exciter system for use with a phased antenna array is disclosed. The system includes a multi-signal generator that is configured with a dual direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDS) core, and is capable of generating multi-polarization signals over a given frequency range (e.g., 50 to 500 MHz) for each of N signals associated with a corresponding antenna element. An RF converter is adapted to receive multi-polarization signals from the multi-signal generator, and to convert those signals to a transmission frequency (e.g., 100 MHz to 10 GHz). A 2N signal summing module can be used to receive multi-polarization signals from each of the N dual DDS functions, and to generate an overall multi-polarization output signal that is provided for RF conversion. An identical set of multi-signal generator and RF converter modules can be associated with each element, thereby providing a high degree of modularity and interchangeability.

A multiport RF switch assembly with integrated impedance tuning capability is described that provides a single RFIC solution to switch between transmit and receive paths in a communication system. Dynamic tuning is integrated into each switch sub-assembly to provide the capability to impedance match antennas or other components connected to the multiport switch. The tuning function at the switch can be used to shape the antenna response to provide better filtering at the switch / RF front-end (RFFE) interface to allow for reduced filtering requirements in the RFFE. Memory is designed into the multiport switch assembly, allowing for a look-up table or other data to reside with the switch and tuning circuit. The resident memory will result in easier integration of the tunable switch assembly into communication systems.

The invention discloses a high-different frequency isolation broadband double-frequency base station antenna array, which comprises at least one high-frequency antenna unit, a low-frequency antenna unit and a floor board, wherein when one high-frequency antenna unit exists, the high-frequency antenna unit is placed at one side of the floor board, when multiple high-frequency antenna units exist, the high-frequency antenna units are placed at two sides of the floor board respectively, each high-frequency antenna unit comprises multiple oscillator arms and a Balun, the oscillator arms are connected through a distributed inductor, and feeding is carried out through the Balun; the low-frequency antenna unit is placed in the middle of the floor board and comprises multiple oscillator arms and a Balun, the oscillator arms are connected through a distributed capacitor, feeding is carried out through the Balun, the Balun is provided with a feeder line and an H-type microstrip branch, and the H-type microstrip branch is connected with the feeder line. In a condition of not cascading filters, high isolation in a condition in which the distance between the different-frequency antenna units is small and the floor board is small can be realized, insertion loss of a filter is avoided, a stable pattern in a broadband is realized, and due to a decoupling structure, the volume of an antenna unit is not added extraly.

The invention relates to an antenna system comprising a ground-plane (1100) and at least two antenna elements (1101) connected to a common input / output port (1106) for said antenna system. Each of said antenna elements (1101) comprise one driven point (1102). The antenna system further comprises means (1103) for transmitting the signal from the antenna elements (1101) towards said common input / output port (1106), and a combining means (1105) to interconnect the signals to said common input / output port (1106). Further, the system comprises at least one phase shifting element (1104) placed between at least one of said driven points (1102) and said combining means (1105) and arranged to provide a phase shift that minimizes the sum of the reflection coefficients of said at least two antenna elements (1101) measured at said common input / output port (1106).

The invention discloses a compact multi-beam antenna array with high and low frequencies of filtering oscillators in interlacing arrangement. The antenna array comprises first and second subarrays arranged on a substrate, the first and second subarrays work in first and second frequency ranges respectively and are arranged in an interlacing manner, array elements of one subarray are distributed in spaces among array elements of the other subarray dispersely, the first subarray is formed by a first filtering antenna unit of at least one applied-loss-free circuit, and the second subarray is formed by a second filtering antenna unit of at least one applied-loss-free circuit. The whole array is formed by interlacing arrangement of oscillators in two frequency ranges, and compared with a design in which the high-frequency oscillators and low-frequency oscillators are arranged separately, the size can be reduced; and compared with design of interlacing oscillator array without a filtering characteristic, mutual coupling between the oscillators is lower, and a high isolation performance can be maintained.

An antenna array, especially for use with a radio frequency identification reader, includes a ground plane and a pair of concentric, first and second, circular elements mounted at an elevation relative to the ground plane. First ports are arranged along the perimeter of the first element, and second ports are arranged along the perimeter of the second element. Each port conveys radio frequency signals in an operating band of frequencies. Each perimeter is substantially equal to an odd multiple of one-half of a guided wavelength at a center frequency of the respective operating band. Each adjacent pair of first ports, or adjacent pair of second ports, is successively spaced apart by a spacing constituting a whole multiple of one-half of the guided wavelength at the center frequency of the respective operating band. A polarized patch antenna may be positioned within the circular elements.

A compact multiple-frequency Z-type Inverted-F antenna includes a dielectric substrate having a horizontal axis and a vertical axis perpendicular to the horizontal axis. A feed point is disposed along the horizontal axis on a first side of the vertical axis and a ground strip is disposed along the horizontal axis on a second side of the vertical axis opposite the feed point. A plurality of wedge-shaped radiating traces is arranged symmetrically with respect to the horizontal axis and disposed on the first side of the vertical axis. A plurality of wedge-shaped ground traces symmetrical to the plurality of radiating traces with respect to the vertical axis are disposed on the second side of the vertical axis.

The invention provides an antenna assembly and electronic equipment. The antenna assembly comprises a first antenna and a second antenna; the first antenna comprises a first radiator, a first signal source and a first frequency-selecting filter circuit; the second antenna comprises a second radiator, a second signal source and a second frequency-selecting filter circuit, and the first radiator andthe second radiator are arranged at intervals and coupled with each other; the first signal source is electrically connected with the first frequency-selecting filter circuit to the first radiator, the second signal source is electrically connected with the second frequency-selecting filter circuit to the second radiator, the first antenna is used for generating at least one resonance mode, and the second antenna is used for generating at least two resonance modes; at least two resonance modes of the second antenna are used for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals coveringa first frequency band, a second frequency band and a third frequency band, and at least one resonance mode of the second antenna is generated by capacitive coupling feed excitation between the firstantenna and the second antenna. The antenna assembly provided by the invention has a relatively good communication effect.

A radiating device for an antenna comprises a first ground plane comprising a surface electric field main feed line, a second ground plane substantially perpendicular to the first ground plane and comprising electromagnetic coupling means fed orthogonally by a first end of the main feed line, and a resonant structure adapted to radiate energy in the event of excitation by electromagnetic coupling at the first end of the main feed line via the coupling means.

In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes at least one antenna structure located on a first surface of a first substrate; at least one pad located on the first surface of the first substrate; and at least one via traversing the first substrate and thereby connecting the at least one pad located on the first surface of the first substrate to at least one pad located on a second surface. The at least one pad located on the first surface of the first substrate is operatively coupleable to at least one pad located on a surface of an integrated circuit and the at least one pad located on the second surface is operatively coupleable to at least one pad located on a surface of a printed circuit board. The at least one via is thereby operative to couple the at least one pad located on the surface of the integrated circuit and the at least one pad located on the surface of the printed circuit board.

A millimeter wave array antenna module and a mobile terminal are provided. The millimeter wave array antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, a radio frequency integrated circuit chip attachedto one side of the dielectric substrate, a plurality of antenna units arranged in an array on one side of the dielectric substrate away from the radio frequency integrated circuit chip and a feed network formed in the dielectric substrate. Each antenna unit is electrically connected to the radio frequency integrated circuit chip through the feed network, each antenna unit comprises a chip integration waveguide with a back cavity and a patch antenna attached to the back cavity. By means of structure of the chip integration waveguide and the patch antenna attached to the back cavity, the surfacewave effect can be reduced effectively, a phased array antenna can obtain larger scanning angle, and the antenna performance can be further improved during large angle scanning.