US3878523A - Generation of scanning radio beams - Google Patents

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US3878523A
US3878523A US328820A US32882073A US3878523A US 3878523 A US3878523 A US 3878523A US 328820 A US328820 A US 328820A US 32882073 A US32882073 A US 32882073A US 3878523 A US3878523 A US 3878523A
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John Paul Wild
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/24—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching
    • H01Q3/245—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching in the focal plane of a focussing device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/12—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave
    • H01Q19/17—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave the primary radiating source comprising two or more radiating elements

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CA (1) CA987783A (de)
DE (1) DE2305679A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2171256B1 (de)
GB (1) GB1416364A (de)
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US4050074A (en) * 1976-07-16 1977-09-20 Tull Aviation Corporation Blended step scan beam signal from fixed beam components
US4186398A (en) * 1975-06-09 1980-01-29 Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization Modulation of scanning radio beams
DE2943359A1 (de) * 1978-11-03 1980-05-14 The Bendix Corp., Southfield, Mich. Verfahren und vorrichtung zum betreiben einer phasengesteuerten antenne
US5995056A (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-11-30 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Wide band tem fed phased array reflector antenna
US20090251369A1 (en) * 2008-04-08 2009-10-08 Cock Robert T Antenna system having feed subarray offset beam scanning

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JPS5116844A (ja) * 1974-08-01 1976-02-10 Tokyo Daigaku Denshisosaantena
FR2375761A1 (fr) * 1976-12-21 1978-07-21 Commw Scient Ind Res Org Dispositif pour la modulation de faisceaux haute frequence modules
DE2813916C3 (de) * 1978-03-31 1981-07-30 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Richtantennenanordnung mit elektronisch steuerbarer Strahlschwenkung
US4270129A (en) * 1979-01-30 1981-05-26 Sperry Corporation Apparatus and method for realizing preselected free space antenna patterns

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US2437281A (en) * 1944-07-19 1948-03-09 Sperry Corp High-frequency radiant energy apparatus
US3267472A (en) * 1960-07-20 1966-08-16 Litton Systems Inc Variable aperture antenna system
US3317912A (en) * 1963-07-29 1967-05-02 Kenneth S Kelleher Plural concentric parabolic antenna for omnidirectional coverage
US3406401A (en) * 1966-08-25 1968-10-15 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Communication satellite system
US3534365A (en) * 1969-05-01 1970-10-13 Nasa Tracking antenna system

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US2437281A (en) * 1944-07-19 1948-03-09 Sperry Corp High-frequency radiant energy apparatus
US3267472A (en) * 1960-07-20 1966-08-16 Litton Systems Inc Variable aperture antenna system
US3317912A (en) * 1963-07-29 1967-05-02 Kenneth S Kelleher Plural concentric parabolic antenna for omnidirectional coverage
US3406401A (en) * 1966-08-25 1968-10-15 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Communication satellite system
US3534365A (en) * 1969-05-01 1970-10-13 Nasa Tracking antenna system

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4186398A (en) * 1975-06-09 1980-01-29 Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization Modulation of scanning radio beams
US4050074A (en) * 1976-07-16 1977-09-20 Tull Aviation Corporation Blended step scan beam signal from fixed beam components
DE2943359A1 (de) * 1978-11-03 1980-05-14 The Bendix Corp., Southfield, Mich. Verfahren und vorrichtung zum betreiben einer phasengesteuerten antenne
US5995056A (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-11-30 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Wide band tem fed phased array reflector antenna
US20090251369A1 (en) * 2008-04-08 2009-10-08 Cock Robert T Antenna system having feed subarray offset beam scanning
WO2009126360A1 (en) * 2008-04-08 2009-10-15 Raytheon Company Antenna system having feed subarray offset beam scanning
US7990316B2 (en) 2008-04-08 2011-08-02 Raytheon Company Antenna system having feed subarray offset beam scanning

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AU469466B2 (en) 1976-02-12
FR2171256A1 (de) 1973-09-21
SE388722B (sv) 1976-10-11
CA987783A (en) 1976-04-20
GB1416364A (en) 1975-12-03
AU5162173A (en) 1974-08-01
FR2171256B1 (de) 1978-02-10
NL7301724A (de) 1973-08-09
JPS4891952A (de) 1973-11-29

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