Systems and methods of controlling a direct radiating array antenna

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11398676
APP PUB NO 20210098873A1
SERIAL NO

16587217

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A system includes a direct radiating array antenna and one or more processors. The antenna includes an array of elements configured to radiate radiofrequency (RF) energy to form a beam having multiple frequency channels. The one or more processors are configured to generate an excitation plan for powering the elements to form the beam. The excitation plan assigns multiple corresponding beamforming coefficients to each element in a group of the elements. Each beamforming coefficient designates power allocated to the assigned element for radiating RF energy at an associated frequency channel. The excitation plan provides a substantially uniform power distribution among the elements in the group, and at least some of the elements in the group have different allocations of power among the multiple frequency channels of the beam than other elements in the group.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baldauf, John Redondo Beach, US 1 7
Fermelia, Louis R Beverly Hills, US 5 46
Mathews, Daniel Chicago, US 1 7
Veysoglu, Murat Cypress, US 7 10

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