CONFORMAL ANTENNAS FOR UNMANNED AND PILOTED VEHICLES AND METHOD OF ANTENNA OPERATION
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a body providing structural support and defining a fuselage perimeter, wherein the body includes a plurality of bands;
a plurality of antennas integrated into the plurality of bands; and
a transceiver operatively connected to each of the plurality of antennas, the transceiver configured to power selected sub-sets of the plurality of antennas to generate a directional antenna beam.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a body providing structural support and defining a fuselage perimeter and including a plurality of bands, a plurality of antennas integrated into the plurality of bands, and a transceiver operatively connected to each of the plurality of antennas. The transceiver is configured to power selected sub-sets of the plurality of antennas to generate a directional antenna beam.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a body providing structural support and defining a fuselage perimeter, wherein the body includes a plurality of bands; a plurality of antennas integrated into the plurality of bands; and a transceiver operatively connected to each of the plurality of antennas, the transceiver configured to power selected sub-sets of the plurality of antennas to generate a directional antenna beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An antenna assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
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a non-rotating primary antenna; a movable structure, wherein the movable structure is movable relative to the non-rotating primary antenna; a movable secondary antenna integral with the movable structure and positioned adjacent to the primary antenna; and a transceiver operatively connected to the primary antenna and the movable secondary antenna. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for antenna operation, the method comprising:
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selecting multiple antenna tiles from a set of at least three antenna tiles, wherein the selected multiple antenna tiles comprise a sub-set of the set of at least three antenna tiles; sending control signals to the selected antenna tiles; and generating a first directional antenna beam with the selected antenna tiles, wherein the directional antenna beam is oriented in a first direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for antenna-based communication, the method comprising:
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inducing a current in a first antenna integrated into a first vehicle structure; inducing a current in a second antenna integrated into a second vehicle structure; creating interacting electromagnetic fields as a function of the currents induced in the first and second antennas; and generating a directional antenna beam as a function of the interacting electromagnetic fields, such that the first and second antennas act as a common antenna. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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