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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023

Filed:

May. 07, 2020
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Tara Yousefi, Bellevue, WA (US);

Alireza Mahanfar, Kirkland, WA (US);

Christopher Steven Merola, Kirkland, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/12 (2015.01); H04B 17/21 (2015.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/12 (2015.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H04B 17/21 (2015.01); H04B 7/1851 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques are described for detecting whether a phased array antenna is to be calibrated. In an example, a controller communicatively coupled with the phased array antenna measures a characteristic of a probe signal. The probe signal is communicated between an antenna element of the phased array antenna and a probe antenna mounted to the phased array antenna. The probe antenna is over-resonant. The controller further determines a drift of the phased array antenna based at least in part on the characteristic. Based at least in part on the drift, the controller initiates a calibration of the phased array antenna.


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