Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for flight plan initiated beam/null forming antenna control
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Application No.: US17580292Application Date: 2022-01-20
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Publication No.: US11923943B2Publication Date: 2024-03-05
- Inventor: Tamara Lynne Casey , Michael Robert Gagne
- Applicant: Aura Network Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VA Mclean
- Assignee: AURA Network Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AURA Network Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA McLean
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: H04B7/06
- IPC: H04B7/06

Abstract:
Presented herein are system and methods for implementing a flight plan initiated beam/null forming antenna. According to an aspect, a terrestrial (i.e., ground) to air communications network can include a beam/null steering antenna that can be configured to operate in conjunction with a spectrum management system to provide one or more communications links between an airborne radio and a ground-based operator. The beam/null steering antenna can also receive the flight plans of aircraft using the system from the spectrum management system. In one or more examples, the beam/null steering antenna can use the flight plan information provided the spectrum management system to determine if a signal received at the antenna is a known desired signal, a known undesired signal, or an unknown undesired signal. In one or more examples the antenna can be configured to direct a beam or null at a particular signal based on the determination.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220302968A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLIGHT PLAN INITIATED BEAM/NULL FORMING ANTENNA CONTROL Public/Granted day:2022-09-22
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