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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 5/45 (2015.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 19/02 (2006.01); H04B 7/0426 (2017.01); H04B 17/11 (2015.01); H04B 17/21 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 5/45 (2015.01); H01Q 1/286 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 19/022 (2013.01); H04B 7/043 (2013.01); H04B 17/11 (2015.01); H04B 17/21 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and related method are disclosed for compensation of an antenna and/or an antenna array located at a surface that experiences environmental conditions. The apparatus can include: an embedded compensation and/or calibration structure configured to be interrogated by an electromagnetic wave, to dynamically compensate for surface erosion, thermal expansion, and/or dielectric constant changes of a surface scattering antenna; and a processor configured to: receive measurements of the compensation and/or calibration structure to determine beam pointing for dynamically varying surface conditions and perform sensing and/or seeking observation.