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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
SR Technologies, Inc., Davie, FL (US);
Mark Passler, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Graham K. Smith, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Steven M. Romanow, North Lauderdale, FL (US);
SR Technologies, Inc., Sunrise, FL (US);
Abstract
A method and computer for pointing a beam of a directional antenna located above ground is disclosed. A method includes receiving a beam width 2ϕ, and determining an angle ψwhere ψ+θ is an angle for a projection of maximum signal strength on the ground. ψis based on the beam width 2ϕ and tilt angle θ. The method also includes determining an effective ground beam width defined by a total relative gain of the directional antenna and the above the ground to ground range being at half the maximum signal strength on the ground at angles above and below ψ. The method further includes determining a ground footprint of the beam based at least on part on the determined effective ground beam width, and causing the antenna to be pointed based at least in part on the determined ground footprint of the beam.