Arrangement for reducing the effect of doppler shift on radio reception

• US 6,400,325 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2000
• Issued: 06/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Multimedia Terminals OY (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Multimedia Terminals OY (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Aaltonen, Janne
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Tan
• Assistant Examiner(s): VANNUCCI, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US09/737,282
• Publication Number:
  US 20010005182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 343/711, 343/712, 343/713, 343/714, 342/5, 342/6, 342/14, 342/15, 346/444
• US Class Current: 343/711
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3291 mounted in or on other locations inside the vehicle or vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/04 for varying one co-ordinate of the orientation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/01 Reducing phase shift

Abstract

An antenna arrangement is provided for use in a vehicle. It comprised an antenna element (601-606, 701a-704f, 901-907, 1203) and means (600, 801, 802, 803, 804, 900, 910, 1200, 1201, 1202) for moving the antenna element in relation to the vehicle. The means for moving the antenna element are arranged to move the antenna element in relation to the vehicle into a direction which is opposite to a direction of movement of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An antenna arrangement for use in a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of antenna elements;

means for moving the antenna elements in relation to the vehicle; and

switching means arranged to selectively switch one of said plurality of antenna elements into use at a time,

wherein the means for moving the antenna elements are arranged to move the antenna elements in relation to the vehicle into a direction which is opposite to a direction of movement of the vehicle, and

wherein the switching means are arranged to switch into use an antenna element for which the sum of velocity components caused by the velocity of the vehicle and the velocity of the antenna element in relation to the vehicle is closest to a predetermined value.

2. An antenna arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said means for moving the antenna element comprise a wheel which also acts as support and moving means of the vehicle.

3. An antenna arrangement according to claim 2, wherein said wheel comprises a radio frequency switch, means for determining an angular position of said wheel, and communication means for setting up and maintaining a communication connection between said wheel and other parts of the vehicle, so that said means for determining the angular position of said wheel are arranged to control the operation of said radio frequency switch in order to provide a coupling between one antenna element at a time and said communication means.

4. An antenna arrangement according to claim 3, wherein said communication means comprise a short distance wireless link transmitter.

5. An antenna arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said means for moving the antenna element comprise a rotationally mounted body and rotating means for rotating said rotationally mounted body.

6. An antenna arrangement according to claim 5, comprising control means for controlling the rotating speed of said rotating means, said control means being arranged to adjust said rotating speed according to the speed of the vehicle so that a certain point on said rotationally mounted body has an instantaneous absolute speed that is equal to the absolute speed of the vehicle and opposite in direction to the speed of the vehicle.

7. An antenna arrangement according to claim 5, comprising means for setting a constant rotating speed for said rotating means.

8. An antenna arrangement according to claim 5, comprising an antenna element which is stationary in relation to the vehicle, and switching means for selectively coupling either an antenna element on said rotationally mounted body or said stationary antenna element into use.

9. An antenna arrangement according to claim 8, wherein said switching means are arranged to respond to information describing the velocity of the vehicle.

10. An antenna arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said means for moving the antenna element comprise a movable belt loop with an essential straight segment, and moving means for moving said belt loop so that on said essential straight segment said belt loop moves into a direction which is opposite to the direction of movement of the vehicle.

11. An antenna arrangement for use in a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of antenna elements;

means for moving the antenna elements in relation to the vehicle; and

switching means arranged to selectively switch the plurality of antenna elements into use and out of use so that only one of said plurality of antenna elements is in use at a time,

wherein the means for moving the antenna elements are arranged to move the antenna elements in relation to the vehicle, and

wherein the switching means are arranged to switch into use an antenna element for which the velocity of the antenna element in relation to ground is closest to a predetermined value.