EP0921590A3 - Antenna for communicating with low earth orbit satellite - Google Patents

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EP0921590A3
EP0921590A3 EP98309924A EP98309924A EP0921590A3 EP 0921590 A3 EP0921590 A3 EP 0921590A3 EP 98309924 A EP98309924 A EP 98309924A EP 98309924 A EP98309924 A EP 98309924A EP 0921590 A3 EP0921590 A3 EP 0921590A3
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antenna
reflector
communicating
earth orbit
satellite
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EP0921590A2 (en
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Osamu Yamamoto
Ryuichi Iwata
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NEC Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/12—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave
    • H01Q19/13—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave the primary radiating source being a single radiating element, e.g. a dipole, a slot, a waveguide termination
    • H01Q19/132—Horn reflector antennas; Off-set feeding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/12—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems
    • H01Q3/16—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device
    • H01Q3/20—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device wherein the primary active element is fixed and the reflecting device is movable

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  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
EP98309924A 1997-12-04 1998-12-03 Antenna for communicating with low earth orbit satellite Withdrawn EP0921590A3 (en)

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JP09334060A JP3109584B2 (ja) 1997-12-04 1997-12-04 低軌道衛星通信用アンテナ装置
JP33406097 1997-12-04

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EP0921590A2 EP0921590A2 (en) 1999-06-09
EP0921590A3 true EP0921590A3 (en) 1999-09-15

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JP (1) JP3109584B2 (ja)
CN (1) CN1219004A (ja)
AU (1) AU9520798A (ja)
TW (1) TW405279B (ja)

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US6747604B2 (en) * 2002-10-08 2004-06-08 Ems Technologies Canada, Inc. Steerable offset antenna with fixed feed source
JP2006261994A (ja) * 2005-03-16 2006-09-28 Toshiba Corp アンテナ装置
JP5450106B2 (ja) * 2007-03-16 2014-03-26 モバイル サット リミテッド 車載アンテナおよび信号を送受信するための方法
JP5004846B2 (ja) * 2008-03-26 2012-08-22 三菱電機株式会社 ビーム走査反射鏡アンテナ
EP2584650B1 (en) * 2011-10-17 2017-05-24 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation Wide scan steerable antenna with no key-hole
EP3109937A4 (en) 2014-02-17 2017-10-18 Nec Corporation Antenna device and antenna device control method
CN111900551A (zh) * 2020-06-17 2020-11-06 深圳捷豹电波科技有限公司 毫米波抛物面天线及其控制方法、计算机可读存储介质
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US4312002A (en) * 1977-09-13 1982-01-19 Marconi Company Limited Combined radar and infrared scanning antenna
US4862185A (en) * 1988-04-05 1989-08-29 The Boeing Company Variable wide angle conical scanning antenna
WO1990006004A1 (en) * 1988-11-14 1990-05-31 Crooks Michell Peacock Stewart (Qld) Pty. Limited Offset parabolic reflector antenna
GB2226186A (en) * 1988-11-15 1990-06-20 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd An offset reflector antenna

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US4312002A (en) * 1977-09-13 1982-01-19 Marconi Company Limited Combined radar and infrared scanning antenna
US4862185A (en) * 1988-04-05 1989-08-29 The Boeing Company Variable wide angle conical scanning antenna
WO1990006004A1 (en) * 1988-11-14 1990-05-31 Crooks Michell Peacock Stewart (Qld) Pty. Limited Offset parabolic reflector antenna
GB2226186A (en) * 1988-11-15 1990-06-20 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd An offset reflector antenna

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TW405279B (en) 2000-09-11
JPH11168322A (ja) 1999-06-22
CN1219004A (zh) 1999-06-09
EP0921590A2 (en) 1999-06-09
JP3109584B2 (ja) 2000-11-20
AU9520798A (en) 1999-06-24

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