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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2022
Viavi Solutions Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Pettygrove, Leesburg, VA (US);
Raleigh Benton Stelle, Iv, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Eduardo Aries, Hollywood, FL (US);
Viavi Solutions Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An antenna alignment device includes an embedded (or is connected to) direct current (DC) voltmeter. In addition to using different sensors for azimuth and tilt alignment of an antenna, the DC voltmeter may be used to measure the DC voltage indicative of received signal strength at the antenna. The received signal may have a transmission pattern generated by a far side antenna. Particularly, the DC voltmeter may be used to detect peaks in the DC voltage and count the number of detected peaks as the antenna is moved changing its azimuth and the tilt. An odd number of peaks indicates the boresight of the antenna is in the main lobe of the transmission pattern, and an even number of peaks indicates otherwise. The highest peak in the odd number of peaks corresponds to the main lobe and the boresight of the antenna is aligned/tuned toward the highest peak.