公开(公告)号：US11349558B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US17121168

申请日：2020-12-14

Applicant: SoftBank Corp.

Inventor： Sharath Ananth ,  Cyrus Behroozi ,  Sergey Vichik

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H04W84/06 ,  H01Q21/20 ,  H01Q25/00 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H01Q3/24

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an antenna system for a high-altitude platform (HAP). The antenna system may include a central panel including a first set of antenna elements. The antenna system may also include a plurality of auxiliary panels arranged around the central panel and at an angular offset from the central panel. Each auxiliary panel of the set of auxiliary panels may include a second plurality of antenna elements. The first plurality of antenna elements may be configured to provide network coverage within a first area having a first radius and each of the second sets of antenna elements are configured to provide network coverage within a second area beyond the first radius.