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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Alireza Shapoury, Long Beach, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A multi-mode phased array antenna ('MPAA') is disclosed. The MPAA has at least two modes of operation, where a first mode of operation produces a first main-beam and a second mode of operation produces a second beam. The MPAA includes a plurality of radiating elements arranged as an array of radiating elements and a controller in signal communication with the plurality of radiating elements. The controller is configured to excite the plurality of radiating elements to produce a first radiation pattern having the first main-beam in the first mode of operation and a second radiation pattern having the second beam in the second mode of operation. The second beam is wider than the first main-beam and the second radiation pattern is similar to a radiation pattern for a single radiating element of the plurality of radiating elements. The controller also switches between the first mode and second mode of operation.