Systems and methods for providing surface multipath mitigation
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1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring, by at least one receiver of one or more receivers, for a signal on at least one upper antenna beam of an upper antenna of an aircraft, wherein the signal comprises a message encoding data;
monitoring, by at least one receiver of the one or more receivers, for the signal on at least one lower antenna beam of a lower antenna of the aircraft while simultaneously monitoring on the at least one upper antenna beam; and
processing, by at least one processor, the signal received by the at least one upper antenna beam, the at least one lower antenna beam, or both the at least one upper antenna beam and the at least one lower antenna beam.
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Abstract
Multipath mitigation can be performed in a surface environment by various systems and methods. For example, antenna beams from multiple antennas can be used to reduce the impact of multipath on a received signal. Thus, a method can include monitoring for a signal on at least one upper antenna beam of an aircraft. The method can also include monitoring for the signal on at least one lower antenna beam of the aircraft while monitoring on the at least one upper antenna beam. The method can further include processing the signal received by the at least one upper antenna beam and/or the at least one lower antenna beam.
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring, by at least one receiver of one or more receivers, for a signal on at least one upper antenna beam of an upper antenna of an aircraft, wherein the signal comprises a message encoding data; monitoring, by at least one receiver of the one or more receivers, for the signal on at least one lower antenna beam of a lower antenna of the aircraft while simultaneously monitoring on the at least one upper antenna beam; and processing, by at least one processor, the signal received by the at least one upper antenna beam, the at least one lower antenna beam, or both the at least one upper antenna beam and the at least one lower antenna beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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at least one memory including computer instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory and the computer instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system at least to monitor, by at least one receiver of one or more receivers, for a signal on at least one upper antenna beam of an upper antenna of an aircraft, wherein the signal comprises a message encoding data; monitor, by at least one receiver of the one or more receivers, for the signal on at least one lower antenna beam of a lower antenna of the aircraft while simultaneously monitoring on the at least one upper antenna beam; and process the signal received by the at least one upper antenna beam, the at least one lower antenna beam, or both the at least one upper antenna beam and the at least one lower antenna beam. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An aircraft, comprising:
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at least one upper antenna; at least one lower antenna; and a system, the system comprising; at least one memory including computer instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory and the computer instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system at least to monitor, by at least one receiver of one or more receivers, for a signal on at least one upper antenna beam of the upper antenna, wherein the signal comprises a message encoding data; monitor, by at least one receiver of the one or more receivers, for the signal on at least one lower antenna beam of the lower antenna while simultaneously monitoring on the at least one upper antenna beam; and process the signal received by the at least one upper antenna beam, the at least one lower antenna beam, or both the at least one upper antenna beam and the at least one lower antenna beam.
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