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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric N. Boe, Long Beach, CA (US);
Robert E. Shuman, Torrance, CA (US);
Richard D. Young, Lawndale, CA (US);
Hoyoung C. Choe, Torrance, CA (US);
Adam C. Von, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/22 ;
Abstract
Techniques for maintaining beam pointing for an Electronically Scanned Antenna (ESA) as its frequency is varied over a wide frequency bandwidth. A technique uses discrete phase shifters, a number of stored states, and a control methodology for rapidly switching among the states.