Methods for determining a reference signal at any location along a transmission media
First Claim
1. A method for utilizing at least one reference signal in an antenna system, said reference signal determined at any location along a transmission media, comprising the steps of:
- sensing at a first location along the transmission media a first signal propagated over the transmission media in a forward direction and a second signal propagated over the transmission media in a reverse direction opposed from the forward direction, the second signal being a reflected version of the first signal;
adjusting a gain of at least one of the first and second signals so that the first and second signals have equal arbitrarily defined amplitudes;
determining a first sum signal by adding the first and second signals together and a first difference signal by subtracting the second signal from the first signal;
determining a first exponentiation signal by raising the first sum signal to a second power and a second exponentiation signal by raising the first difference signal to the second power;
determining a first reference signal by subtracting the first exponentiation signal from the second exponentiation signal;
performing closed loop operations using the first reference signal to determine at least one weight useful for controlling beam steering of the antenna system; and
controlling beam steering of the antenna system by using the weight to modify a transmit signal, whereby beam steering errors caused by an error in a phase of the transmit signal are counteracted.
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Abstract
Methods (200, 300) for determining a reference signal (Vref). The methods involve (202, 204, 302, 304) sensing at a first location along the transmission media (108, 502) a first signal (Vf) propagated thereover in a forward direction and a second signal (Vr) propagated thereover in a reverse direction opposed from the forward direction. The second signal being a reflected version of the first signal. A sum signal (S) is determined (206, 306) by adding the first and second signals together. A difference signal (D) is determined (208, 308) by subtracting the second signal from the first signal. Thereafter, a first exponentiation signal (ES) is determined (210, 310) using S. A second exponentiation signal (ED) is determined (212, 312) using D. The first exponentiation signal is subtracted (214, 314) from the second exponentiation signal to obtain a reference signal (Vref). Vref can be determined at any location along the transmission media. Vref can be used to control the phases and/or amplitudes of communication signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for utilizing at least one reference signal in an antenna system, said reference signal determined at any location along a transmission media, comprising the steps of:
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sensing at a first location along the transmission media a first signal propagated over the transmission media in a forward direction and a second signal propagated over the transmission media in a reverse direction opposed from the forward direction, the second signal being a reflected version of the first signal; adjusting a gain of at least one of the first and second signals so that the first and second signals have equal arbitrarily defined amplitudes; determining a first sum signal by adding the first and second signals together and a first difference signal by subtracting the second signal from the first signal; determining a first exponentiation signal by raising the first sum signal to a second power and a second exponentiation signal by raising the first difference signal to the second power; determining a first reference signal by subtracting the first exponentiation signal from the second exponentiation signal; performing closed loop operations using the first reference signal to determine at least one weight useful for controlling beam steering of the antenna system; and controlling beam steering of the antenna system by using the weight to modify a transmit signal, whereby beam steering errors caused by an error in a phase of the transmit signal are counteracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for utilizing at least one reference signal in an antenna system, said reference signal determined at any location along a transmission media, comprising the steps of:
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sensing at a first location along the transmission media a first signal propagated over the transmission media in a forward direction and a second signal propagated over the transmission media in a reverse direction opposed from the forward direction, the second signal being a reflected version of the first signal; sensing at a second location different from the first location along the transmission media the first and second signals; adjusting a gain of at least one of the first and second signals so that the first and second signals have equal arbitrarily defined amplitudes; determining a first sum signal by adding the first and second signals sensed at the first location together and a first difference signal by subtracting the second signal sensed at the first location from the first signal sensed at the first location; determining a first exponentiation signal by raising the first sum signal to a second power and a second exponentiation signal by raising the first difference signal to the second power; determining a first reference signal by subtracting the first exponentiation signal from the second exponentiation signal; determining a second reference signal using the first and second signals sensed at the second location; performing closed loop operations using the first reference signal and the second reference signal to determine at least one weight useful for controlling beam steering of the antenna system; and controlling beam steering of the antenna system by using the weight to modify a transmit signal, whereby beam steering errors caused by an error in a phase of the transmit signal are counteracted; wherein the second reference signal has the same phase as the first reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for utilizing at least one reference signal in an antenna system, said reference signal determined at any location along a transmission media, comprising the steps of:
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sensing at a first location along the transmission media a first signal propagated over the transmission media in a forward direction and a second signal propagated over the transmission media in a reverse direction opposed from the forward direction, the second signal being a reflected version of the first signal; adjusting a gain of at least one of the first and second signals so that the first and second signals have equal arbitrarily defined amplitudes; determining a first sum signal by adding the first and second signals together and a first difference signal by subtracting the second signal from the first signal; determining a first exponentiation signal by raising the first sum signal to a second power and a second exponentiation signal by raising the first difference signal to the second power; determining a first reference signal by subtracting the first exponentiation signal from the second exponentiation signal; performing closed loop operations using the first reference signal to determine at least one weight useful for controlling beam steering of the antenna system; and using the weight to adjust the phase or amplitude of a communication signal so as to counteract beam steering errors caused by an error in a phase of the communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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