US Patent:
20180054004, Feb 22, 2018
Inventors:
- Bellevue WA, US
John Desmond Hunt - Seattle WA, US
Nathan Ingle Landy - Seattle WA, US
Milton Perque - Seattle WA, US
Charles A. Renneberg - Seattle WA, US
Ioannis Tzanidis - Woodinville WA, US
Robert Tilman Worl - Maple Valley WA, US
Felix D. Yuen - Newcastle WA, US
International Classification:
H01Q 21/00
H01Q 3/26
G01S 13/93
G05D 1/00
G05D 1/02
B60W 10/04
B60W 10/20
B60W 30/09
B64C 1/36
B64C 39/02
Abstract:
An embodiment of an antenna includes first and second transmission lines, first antenna elements, and second antenna elements. The first transmission line is configured to guide a first signal such that the first signal has a characteristic of a first value, and the second transmission line is configured to guide a second signal such that the second signal has the same characteristic but of a second value that is different than the first value. The first antenna elements are each disposed adjacent to the first transmission line and are each configured to radiate the first signal in response to a respective first control signal, and the second antenna elements are each disposed adjacent to the second transmission line and are each configured to radiate the second signal in response to a respective second control signal. Such an antenna can have better main-beam and side-lobe characteristics, and a better SIR, than prior antennas.