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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Robert B. Dybdal, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Denny D. Pidhayny, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Don J. Hinshilwood, Carson, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert B. Dybdal, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Denny D. Pidhayny, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Don J. Hinshilwood, Carson, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q003/00 ; G01S005/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for antenna tracking includes providing a central feed element in an antenna focal region with additional feed elements in an azimuth coordinate to provide a multitude of feed elements that each have a static beam position, and varying ratios of amplitudes of adjacent feed elements of the multitude of feed elements to electronically steer a beam between the static beam positions.