Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electromagnetic field pattern for phased array antenna
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Application No.: US15637980Application Date: 2017-06-29
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Publication No.: US10656234B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Henry Zhenhua Zhang , Ryan Gene From , Ruben Augusto Llamas
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Moore IP Law
- Main IPC: G01S3/14
- IPC: G01S3/14 ; G01R29/10 ; H01Q1/52 ; H01Q3/26 ; H01Q21/28 ; G01V3/30 ; G02B5/18 ; G02B27/09 ; H01Q1/24 ; H01Q1/28 ; H01Q1/38

Abstract:
A method includes determining, on an individual element-by-element basis, a normalized far-field pattern for each radiating element of a plurality of antenna elements. The plurality of antenna elements is associated with a phased array antenna. The method also includes determining an overall electromagnetic far-field pattern for the phased array antenna based on individual normalized element far-field patterns and based on beamforming parameters associated with a location of interest. The overall electromagnetic far-field pattern is usable to determine a signal strength, at the location of interest, of a signal transmitted from the phased array antenna. The method also includes determining an isolation between the phased array antenna and a secondary communication device based on the overall electromagnetic far-field pattern. The method further includes generating an output indicative of the isolation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190004139A1 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD PATTERN FOR PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2019-01-03
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