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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
David L. Allen, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Gavin D. Holland, Oak Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/08 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q 3/34 (2006.01); H04B 17/17 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/267 (2013.01); H01Q 3/34 (2013.01); H04B 17/17 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for optimizing a phased array antenna. A predicted future health state for elements in the phased array antenna is identified. A configuration for the elements to use a radiation pattern based on the predicted future health state for the elements taking into account potential degradation of a group of the elements in the predicted future health state is also identified.