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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James B. West, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael L. Hageman, Mount Vernon, IA (US);
Russell D. Wyse, Center Point, IA (US);
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
Systems and apparatuses include a radiating element, a radio frequency integrated circuit and a feed manifold. The radio frequency integrated circuit includes a splitter/combiner in communication with the radiating element, a transmit beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Taylor weighting distribution, a receive beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Bayliss weighting distribution, a transmit beam steering control block in communication with the transmit beam gain control block, and a receive beam steering control block in communication with the receive beam gain control block. The feed manifold is in communication with the transmit beam steering control block and the receive beam steering control block.