Software Defined Antenna using Controllable Metamaterials
A reconfigurable antenna system includes an antenna array; a set of metamaterial panels configured to surround the antenna array; a control unit, coupled to each of the metamaterial panels, for selectively addressing each of the metamaterial panels to control separately at least one property of each...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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22.08.2019
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Summary: | A reconfigurable antenna system includes an antenna array; a set of metamaterial panels configured to surround the antenna array; a control unit, coupled to each of the metamaterial panels, for selectively addressing each of the metamaterial panels to control separately at least one property of each of the metamaterial panels; and a receiver coupled to the antenna array and to the control unit. The control unit is configured to monitor signal reception by the antenna array via the receiver and to establish a set of configurations of the metamaterial panels to produce a pattern of reception according to a set of prespecified criteria that include a set of azimuthal and elevational ranges characterizing the configurations. Optionally, the system further includes a transmitter coupled to the antenna array and to the control unit. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US201916277065 |