655 results about "Satellite antennas" patented technology

Space-based wireless radiotelephone communications are provided in a satellite footprint over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band. The satellite footprint is divided into satellite cells in which satellite radiotelephone frequencies of the satellite radiotelephone frequency band are spatially reused. At least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies that is assigned to a given satellite cell in the satellite footprint is terrestrially reused outside the given satellite cell. A radiation pattern of at least the given satellite cell is modified to reduce interference with the at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies that is terrestrially reused outside the given satellite cell.

The invention discloses a graphene electrothermal film which comprises a graphene film radiating layer and an insulating protective layer coated on an upper layer and a lower layer of the graphene film radiating layer. The graphene electrothermal film is simple in structure, can be manufactured in a large-area and mass-production manner, is safe in working voltage, high in thermal conversion efficiency, fine in thermal conductivity, quick in response, fine in tenacity, and can be used in different application environments, and temperature can be controlled accurately. The graphene electrothermal film is used for building heat supply, and can meet the demands of safety and comfort and environmental protection and energy saving. The film is used for snow melt of satellite antenna radars and is small in signal shielding function to the antenna radars. The film is used for deicing of planes and aircrafts, and can bend and combine to meet the demands of deicing in different areas.

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for generating reconfigurable beams is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a stationary feed array having a plurality of selectably activatable feed array elements, the feed array having a feed array sensitive axis; a reflector, illuminated by the selectably activatable feed array elements; a first mechanism, coupled to the reflector, for varying a position of the reflector along the feed array axis; wherein a desired beam size of the antenna system is selected by varying the reflector position along the feed array sensitive axis and by selectably activating the feed array elements.

An optical network can include a data service hub, a laser transceiver node, and a subscriber optical interface. The data service hub can comprise a satellite antenna and a RF receiver for receiving satellite TV-band electrical signals. These electrical signals can be converted into the optical domain and then propagated over the optical network through optical waveguides to the subscriber optical interface. The subscriber optical interface can comprise an optical filter and a satellite analog optical receiver. The optical filter can separate the satellite TV-band optical signals having a first optical wavelength from other optical signals such as cable TV-band optical signals with a second optical wavelength and data optical signals with a third optical wavelength. The satellite analog optical receiver can further comprise various mechanisms for controlling access to the satellite TV-band signals.

A method of coordinating communications between ground stations and fixed beam satellites is provided, wherein each beam of a satellite antenna is assigned a color to create a color pattern that matches a frequency reuse pattern for the antenna, thereby using the same frequencies in a different beam with the same color. In operation, a ground station requests a virtual channel number from a resource manager, which sends a virtual channel number that is not used by another ground station within a beam diameter of the requesting ground station. The ground station then determines the position of the satellite, the beam and beam color, and further computes the frequency, polarization, and time slot, among other information, to communicate with the satellite. A method is also provided for managing virtual channels that comprises a network manager that groups ground stations and limits the number of virtual channels per group.

The present invention relates to antenna architectures and methods on re-configurable multi-element antennas via feed re-positioning for various optimized radiation contours, including beam forming (or shaping) and / or null steering on contoured beams, spot beams, and orthogonal beams. The feed re-positioning techniques can also be used in radiation pattern optimization processing during antennas designing phases for fixed beams. The techniques are applicable for satellite communications. For satellite antennas, the beam shaping capability via element repositioning can be utilized for (1) optimized geometries on satellite antennas for given desired coverage areas, (2) re-optimizing radiation contours for reconfigurable antenna on board satellites in operation, (3) additional flexibility for satellite antennas using ground based beam forming (GBBF). As to satellite ground terminals, the same techniques are applicable for both fixed and mobile satellite terminals featuring either single beam or multiple beams. For fixed terminals, are applicable for terrestrial based communications; such as retrofitting existing antennas eliminating interference radiations coming from fixed or slow varying directions.

The invention discloses a broadband mobile communication method based on a multi-beam GEO satellite. The broadband mobile communication method based on the multi-beam GEO satellite mainly comprises the steps that spot beams at the Ka frequency band are adopted by NG+1 bidirectional feed links between a satellite-borne device and a ground station device, so that space division multiplexing is achieved for NG+1 times; a cellular network with NB cells is formed through NB bidirectional user links between the satellite-borne device and NT mobile user terminals based on an NB-beam satellite antenna, and space division multiplexing is achieved for NB / 4 times with every four cells as a group, so that a 260 MHz bandwidth resource can be shared. The invention further discloses a broadband mobile communication system based on the multi-beam GEO satellite. According to the broadband mobile communication method and system based on the multi-beam GEO satellite, any one of the NT mobile user terminals can serve as an independent multimedia communication terminal as well as a local area network connected with a public Internet and can have access to a remote URL through the satellite links of the system, and an Internet service on the level similar to the 4G mobile communication level can be provided for a large number of people on various vehicles.

The system and method for long baseline RTK survey are disclosed. The system includes a primary base station (PBS), a secondary base station (SBS), a primary data link between the PBS and the SBS, and a secondary data link between the SBS and a rover. The PBS, the SBS, and the rover are equipped with satellite antennas for satellite navigational purposes, and with the wireless Internet data accesses devices (WIDAD). The long baseline vector between the PBS and the rover is established by combining the primary baseline vector between the SBS and the PBS and the secondary baseline vector between the SBS and the rover. The PBS is placed in a position with a known location. The PBS wirelessly downloads its logged set of data into the Internet server using the (PBS-WIDAD). The SBS determines its precise position coordinates by accessing wirelessly the PBS logged data on the Internet server using the (SBS-WIDAD). The rover determine its position coordinates in real time by accessing SBS directly using the (Rover-WIDAD), or determines its coordinates using the batch delayed delivery method by wirelessly accessing the SBS position coordinates published on the Internet server.

Antenna and satellite communications assemblies and associated satellite tracking systems that may include a low profile two-way antenna arrangement, tracking systems, and applications thereof. Applications for the system include military, civilian, and domestic emergency response applications. The antenna arrangements may be configured to form a spatial multi-element array able to track a satellite in an elevation plane by electronically dynamically targeting the antenna arrangement and / or mechanically dynamically rotating the antenna arrangements about transverse axes giving rise to generation of respective elevation angles and dynamically changing the respective distances between the axes whilst maintaining a predefined relationship between said distances and the respective elevation angles. The system provides autonomous dynamic tracking of satellite signals and can be used for satellite communications on moving vehicles in a variety of frequency bands for military and civilian applications.

The invention brings forward a portable Ku-waveband marine satcom-on-the-move satellite communication antenna system comprising a portable Ku-waveband satellite communication antenna and a portable orientation / rolling rotary table; and an antenna control board and a rotary table control board respectively control the portable Ku-waveband satellite communication antenna and the portable orientation / rolling rotary table. The antenna control board calculates orientation / pitching / rolling angular-rate sensor signals and a satellite beacon receiver signal of the portable Ku-waveband satellite communication antenna so as to form an angular speed of the portable satellite antenna with movement of the orientation / rolling rotary table and satellite beacon receiver signal closed-loop tracking; and the rotary table control board calculates orientation / rolling angular-rate sensor signals at the orientation / rolling rotary table and reads an MEMS inertial navigation rolling angle signal sampled by the antenna control board so as to form the angular speed of the orientation / rolling rotary table with wave bumping and rolling angle position closed-loop tacking, so that the satellite antenna is always in a state of being aligned at the satellite. According to the invention, the application of the portable Ku-waveband satellite communication antenna is extended to the marine field and the system can be carried conveniently.

The invention discloses a combination measurement method for high precision position, azimuth angle and pitch angle, and a device thereof; a measurement basic line consists of measurement marking points where two satellite receiving antennas are arranged; a dual-system satellite positioning receiver plate and a beacon receiver plate synchronously receive the signals of a first satellite antenna and a beacon antenna; the dual-system satellite positioning receiver plate synchronously receives the digital signals of the beacon receiver; a GPS receiver plate synchronously receives the signals of a second satellite antenna; the first and second satellite antenna signals and beacon signals are synchronously calculated so as to precisely measure the three-dimensional position where the satellite antenna is arranged and measure the azimuth angle and pitch angle of the antenna basic line under geographic coordinates. The method and the device integrate the dual-system satellite positioning, GPS, beacon receiver plate and computer; the device is provided with a liquid crystal display screen, two satellites and a beacon receiving antenna outside the box, ensures the positioning precision more than 8 meters, receives beacon differential signals at coastal areas, leads the precision to be more than 1 meter and has the directional precision more than 0.1DEG under the basic line of 3 meters.

A hybrid control algorithm for low profile phased-array antennas, consisting of a gyro control and electronic beam-forming, operates to track the satellite. The antenna arrangements form a spatial phased-array capable of being rotated mechanically both in azimuth and elevation planes by the aid of step motors. An RF detector monitors the received RF power and provides a feedback signal to the control algorithm. Based on the monitored signals, provided by RF detector and gyros, the processing unit operates, under suitable algorithms, to home on and track the desired satellite. The arrangements can be mounted on a vehicle to provide TV and broadband internet signal to the user on the move.

Various embodiments of the present invention include assemblies and methods for utilizing antennas with high gain in small satellites. In one embodiment, a satellite comprising a payload configured for transmitting data is provided. The payload may include various components of the satellite, such as the attitude control system, electrical power system, and / or communication system. The satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more ground stations. The satellite includes a support structure comprising at least one deployable panel, wherein the support structure houses the payload. The satellite also includes at least one antenna coupled to the support structure, wherein the deployable panel is configured to cover the antenna in a non-deployed state and to expose the antenna in a deployed state.

A large deployable reflector for an antenna suitable for being installed on board a satellite and provided with a support structure, a parabolic mirror carried by the support structure and a connection arm for mounting the support structure on the satellite; the support structure being a jointed reticulate structure that is able to assume a compact inoperative stowed configuration and an operative deployed configuration and is composed of ‘n’ elements articulated to form tetrahedrons having respective triangular bases, which are connected to each other at the axial ends of respective first sides and have respective external vertices, which are opposite to said respective first sides and, when the reflector is arranged in the deployed configuration, ideally lie on a cone tangent to the parabolic mirror.

The invention relates to an inter-satellite communication system and method based on formation satellites. The system comprises a communication antenna array dedicated to omnidirectional signal transmission and reception, an inter-satellite link terminal dedicated to multi-channel search / capture / tracking, a processor dedicated to inter-satellite data transmission and reception and screening, radiofrequency channels, an inter-satellite link management unit and inter-satellite basebands, wherein an inter-satellite link formed by the inter-satellite basebands, the radio frequency channels and inter-satellite antennas implements heterogeneous synchronous transmission and reception of inter-satellite data, the inter-satellite link of each satellite can simultaneously capture, track and selecttwo channels of heterogeneous signals of other satellites, the rate can be independently adjusted according to whether the current inter-satellite distance and the inter-satellite communication are normal or not, and the configuration and control of the operating mode of the inter-satellite link can be managed synchronously by the inter-satellite link management unit in a unified manner.

The invention relates to an ocean profile loop detection buoy for collecting temperature, salinity and other profile data of ocean water. The ocean profile loop detection buoy structurally comprises a cylindrical pressure-resistant case body, an upper end cover and a lower end cover, wherein the upper end cover is provided with a sensor and a satellite antenna, a hydraulic plunger pump is arranged inside the pressure-resistant case body, the cylindrical pressure-resistant case body is short and thick and comprises an outer case and an inner case, the outer case is sleeved outside the inner case, the outer case and the inner case are in close fit with each other and can move, the upper and the lower end covers are respectively connected with the outer case and the inner case through upper and lower flanges, a hydraulic cylinder is mounted inside the case body, a cylinder tube and a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder are respectively fixed on the upper and the lower flanges, and the hydraulic plunger pump is communicated with the cylinder tube. By adopting the hydraulic cylinder as a drive source, the volume of the buoy can be changed. The case body has the short and thicker cylindrical structure, so that the length of the buoy is reduced, the diameter of the buoy is increased, and the height of center of gravity of the buoy is lowered, as a result, the buoy can be protected against the impact caused by ocean currents and waves and remain stable.

The invention relates to a dynamic tracking satellite antenna. The antenna comprises an azimuth posture detection part, a signal level detection part and a servo system, wherein the master control servo system is a Z-axis adjusting stepping motor; the azimuth posture detection part is only formed by a Z-axis gyroscope and an accelerometer; the Z-axis gyroscope measures the moving direction and the speed of the antenna in the horizontal direction, and the included angle of the antenna relatively to a horizontal surface is measured by the accelerometer; and the servo system is controlled by a master control CPU to constantly adjust an azimuth angle, a roll angle and a pitch angle of the antenna so as to achieve the aim of dynamically tracking a satellite. The dynamic tracking satellite antenna has the advantages of low cost, simple structure and good tracking effect.

A mounting bracket having first and second hinged connectors, for attaching a satellite antenna dish to a fascia and soffit / wall of a home.

A radio communication route enables communication from an originating ground station to a destination ground station via one of multiple randomly orbiting satellites with no active attitude control. The ground stations and satellites include multi-feed parabolic antennas for receiving radio signals from and transmitting radio signals in multiple directions. The satellites store an address of a destination ground station from which an initial information signal is transmitted and antenna information identifying the satellite antenna feed on which the initial information signal was received. Plural satellite antennas transmit linking information identifying the satellite to the originating ground station. Data transmissions received at the originating ground station that designate a particular destination are transmitted by the originating ground station using the antenna on which the linking information was received and the satellite retransmits the data transmission using the satellite antenna feed identified by the stored antenna information.

The invention discloses a GNSS multi-frequency satellite navigation antenna which mainly solves the problem that an existing four-arm helical antenna is narrow in working frequency band and low in gain. The GNSS multi-frequency satellite navigation antenna comprises a frustum, a flexible medium covering the surface of the frustum, a mixed radiation arm printed on the surface of the flexible medium, a connector and a medium plate connected to the bottom of the frustum. A lower layer of the medium plate is provided with a power divider, an upper layer of the medium plate is provided with a radiation floor formed by a metal layer, and a radiator is connected with the power divider through a second connector. The antenna comprises all frequency bands (1.16-1.28GHz and 1.55-1.61GHz) of a GNSS, the number of global navigation satellite antennas can be reduced, and operator's purchase cost is reduced; the antenna simultaneously has the advantages that the frequency band is larger than 5.4dB, signal strength in the same direction and at the same distance can still be kept while power of a transmitter can be reduced, navigation precision is improved, noise jamming near the horizontal plane is reduced, and operation efficiency is improved.

Method for assigning a precoding beam forming scheme in a broadband satellite system, wherein said broadband satellite system comprises a multibeam satellite (1) having a plurality of antennas and a plurality of satellite beams, a gateway (2) and a number N of satellite terminals (ST11, ST12 . . . ST21, ST22, ST23 . . . STK1, STK2 . . . ), and wherein said gateway (2) is configured for processing and serving a plurality of K beams of said plurality of satellite beams towards said number N of satellite terminals (ST11, ST12 . . . ST21, ST22, ST23 . . . STK1, STK2 . . . ), wherein K<N, and wherein said assignation of a precoding beam forming scheme comprises a joint processing over said plurality of K beams. Said precoding beam forming scheme is dependent: on the radiation pattern of said satellite antennas; on the line of sight channel characteristics and on the multiuser diversity caused by said number N of satellite terminals (ST11, ST12 . . . ST21, ST22, ST23 . . . STK1, STK2 . . . ). Gateway and satellite system. Computer program.

A process and system for controlling the use of satellite transmission capacity in terrestrial networks for the substitution of out-of-order data lines. The circuit / process is characterized in that an independent, local control apparatus, which monitors a backup terminal with the software specially written for this application, cooperates in limited manner with the data transmission device of the user and, based on the analysis of a data control signal, detects the need for alternative routing. Via communication lines and modems, the control apparatus switches on the transmission carrier of the affected satellite modem which is connected to a satellite antenna. The satellite antennas are in communication with the satellite via the transmission carrier. All other, non-affected terminals in the network also receive the transmission carrier of the affected satellite modem. The transmission capacity of the asynchronous overhead of the satellite modem is used for the transmission of destination addresses. A hub is provided, which is connected via an interface card or a modem to the terrestrial network that, in turn, is connected via lines to routers. The line is assumed to be out of order. Customer devices or terminals are connected via lines to the routers. The system-specific software-controlled circuit permits independent, decentralized administration of the satellite transmission channels by many satellite terminals without participation of a controlling central station. Thus, even when the terrestrial transmission path is out of order, a free-running alternative routing via a different medium has been achieved.

The invention discloses a fire-retardant ASA material and a preparation method thereof. The fire-retardant ASA material is prepared by the following components in accordance with the weight percentage: 72 to 82 percent of ternary graft copolymer which consists of acrylonitrile, styrene, and acrylic ester; 2 to 7 percent of flexibilizer, 12 to 18 percent of tetrabromobisphenol A, 3.0 to 7.0 percent of antimony trioxide, 0.3 to 0.5 percent of UV absorber, 0.1 to 1.0 percent of antioxidant, and 0.3 to 0.7 percent of lubricant. The fire-retardant ASA material not only has good fire-retardant property, but also maintains original toughness and weatherability of the ASA material, and can be widely used in the automotive field, electrical and electronic field, architecture field and other fields, for example, the use in the production of external parts such as automobile exterior mirrors, radiator grilles, tailgates, lampshades and the like, motorcycle panels, camping cars, small hulls, surfboards; all-weather shells such as sewing machines, telephones, kitchen equipment, satellite antennas, and the like; and can also be used in advanced bathrooms, hygiene products, and hot and cold water switches.

An antenna mount is disclosed. The antenna mount includes a mast and a foot that are substantially free of electrically conductive elements. The mast has a first end having a circular cross-section configured to be received by a mounting bracket of a satellite dish having a circular interior cross-section. The foot is configured to be secured to a stationary mounting surface and to be pivotally attached to a second end of the mast.