Passive anti-jamming antenna system
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1. In an environment comprising a plurality of sources of electromagnetic energy, an antenna system comprising:
- a plurality of receiving antenna elements;
a partitioning structure;
positioned between the elements and the sources,disposed to create at least two non-identical radio frequency fields of view; and
at least one absorber substantially lining at least one wall of the partitioning structure, the at least one absorber having a predetermined index of refraction that is different from a predetermined index of refraction of the at least one wall.
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Abstract
System and method for improving the interference resistance of an radio frequency (RF) antenna system through passive prescreening of the RF energy incident upon the antenna. The invention physically partitions the RF environment into two or more sectors with respect to the direction of arrival of incident energy. The power level of the RF frequencies of interest incident upon each sector is determined such that whenever the power level exceeds a given threshold, the received signal from energy incident on that sector is modified.
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1. In an environment comprising a plurality of sources of electromagnetic energy, an antenna system comprising:
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a plurality of receiving antenna elements; a partitioning structure; positioned between the elements and the sources, disposed to create at least two non-identical radio frequency fields of view; and at least one absorber substantially lining at least one wall of the partitioning structure, the at least one absorber having a predetermined index of refraction that is different from a predetermined index of refraction of the at least one wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In an antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements, a method for improving the resistance of the antenna system to interference from electromagnetic energy sources, the method comprising:
physically partitioning, using a partitioning structure, the space between the receiving antenna array and the electromagnetic energy sources such that at least two antenna elements are characterized by nonidentical radio frequency fields of view; and
substantially coating at least one surface of the partitioning structure with an absorber, the at least one absorber having a predetermined index of refraction that is different from a predetermined index of refraction of the partitioning structure.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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