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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2021
Applicants:
Rimon Hokayem, Miami, FL (US);
Elias Alwan, Miami, FL (US);
John L. Volakis, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H01P 5/16 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01); H03F 3/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H01P 5/16 (2013.01); H01Q 1/50 (2013.01); H03F 3/19 (2013.01); H03F 2200/294 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for beamforming based on mixing elements together instead of conventional phase shifting are provided. A beamformer can be used to cross-mix the elements with one another to compensate for delays in signal reception. By replacing phase shifters with mixers, the system becomes agnostic to frequency of operation and angle of arrival.