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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Aimee M. Matland, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A communication system is disclosed. In embodiments, the communication system includes an electronically scanned array (ESA) including a plurality of antenna terminal elements, the ESA configured to transmit an output beam. In embodiments, the communication system may further include a phase shift network. The phase shift network may include: a first set of one or more tunable local oscillators; a first antenna array configured to generate a first intermediate phase shift signal; and a second antenna array configured to generate a second intermediate phase shift signal. In embodiments, the phase shift network further includes a first plurality of mixers configured to combine an intermediate transmit signal and at least one of the first intermediate phase shift signal or the second intermediate phase shift signal to generate ESA input signals, wherein the ESA is configured generate the output beam in response to the ESA input signals.