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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2000
Frédéric Croq, Tournefeuille, FR;
Florence Dolmeta, Cugnaux, FR;
Philippe Voisin, Tournefeuille, FR;
Didier Casasoprana, Saint Germain en Laye, FR;
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A telecommunications system antenna for communicating, in transmission and in reception, with a large area whose position relative to the antenna varies. The antenna has motors ( ) for pointing the antenna towards the area and radiating elements ( ) associated with a control device for modifying the antenna's radiation pattern according to the relative position of the antenna and the area. When the antenna is installed on a telecommunications satellite, as the antenna moves, the antenna can remain constantly in communication with an area of the Earth covering several hundred kilometers.