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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
J. William Whikehart, Novi, MI (US);
Darby Edward Hadley, Novi, MI (US);
John Elliott Whitecar, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Corporation, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/26 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling an antenna signal combiner in a vehicle having multiple antenna elements. The method comprises the steps of receiving broadcast signals from the antenna elements. An antenna beam is steered toward a first steering angle. Navigation data is generated in response to a navigation sensor, the navigation data identifying a relative changes in vehicle direction. The antenna beam is steered toward a second steering angle in response to the relative change in vehicle direction.