Frequency-agile beam scanning reconfigurable antenna
First Claim
1. An antenna comprisingan arrangement of electrically conducting segments, the arrangement including intersection points where two or more electrically conducting segments are in electrical communication,at least one electrically conducting segment including an adjustable element,the antenna having an antenna parameter that is adjustable by adjusting one or more adjustable elements,the arrangement of electrically conducting segments including a plurality of loops.
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Abstract
An antenna comprises an arrangement of electrically conducting segments, the arrangement including intersection points where two or more electrically conducting segments are in electrical communication. Example antennas include a plurality of capacitors located within some or all of the electrically conducting segments. Capacitance values can be determined using an optimization algorithm to obtain desired values of antenna resonance frequency (or frequencies), bandwidth, and/or radiation pattern, and may be adjusted in order to control an antenna parameter such as beam steering direction.
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20 Claims
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1. An antenna comprising
an arrangement of electrically conducting segments, the arrangement including intersection points where two or more electrically conducting segments are in electrical communication, at least one electrically conducting segment including an adjustable element, the antenna having an antenna parameter that is adjustable by adjusting one or more adjustable elements, the arrangement of electrically conducting segments including a plurality of loops.
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12. An antenna, comprising:
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an arrangement of electrically conducting segments, the arrangement including intersection points where two or more electrically conducting segments are in electrical communication; an antenna feed connection located within a feed segment, the feed segment being one the electrically conducting segments; and a capacitor located within each of the electrically conducting segments other than the feed segment, the antenna having an antenna parameter that is adjustable through adjustment of at least one of the capacitors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An antenna comprising
an arrangement of electrically conducting segments, the arrangement including intersection points where two or more electrically conducting segments are in electrical communication, at least one electrically conducting segment including an adjustable element, the antenna having an antenna parameter that is adjustable by adjusting one or more adjustable elements, wherein the arrangement is three-dimensional.
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