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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Howard H Luh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Space Systems/Loral, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An antenna is shaped to provide a predetermined contour and is mounted for universal movement on its support. An electronically controlled drive mechanism is operatively associated with the antenna to rotate the antenna to preselected positions corresponding to specific target locations. A fixed feed horn excites the antenna to generate a first radiation pattern which conforms to the shape of a primary desired target location when the antenna is moved to a first position and a second radiation pattern which conforms to the shape of a secondary desired target location when the antenna is moved to a second position. By further designing the antenna shape, multiple contoured beams for multiple target locations are obtained.