Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to
satellites in a geosynchronous belt
    116.
    发明授权
    Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to satellites in a geosynchronous belt 失效
    将卫星天线自动定位到地球同步带卫星的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5585804A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-17

    申请号:US510991

    申请日:1995-08-03

    CPC分类号: H01Q3/10 H01Q1/125 H01Q1/3275

    摘要: A TVRO satellite dish antenna system mounted on the roof of a parked vehicle automatically determines its location and bearing relative to two geosynchronous satellites and then uses this information to accurately calculate the azimuths and elevations of any other geosynchronous satellites. A magnetic compass generates a magnetic bearing signal for the system. An estimated latitude and longitude for the vehicle are provide by the user based on the approximate geographic location of the vehicle. The estimated positions for a first geosynchronous satellite and a second geosynchronous satellite relative to the satellite dish antenna are calculated from this information. The satellite dish antenna is moved to an initial search position corresponding to the estimated position of the first satellite and then moved in a search pattern until the receiver detects a signal peak for a selected channel. The actual azimuth and elevation of the first satellite are calculated based on the position of the satellite dish antenna upon detecting the signal peak. These steps are repeated for the second satellite. Revised bearing, latitude, and longitude coordinates for the satellite dish antenna are calculated based on the actual azimuths and elevations of the first and second satellites. Finally, the azimuth and elevation of any remaining geosynchronous satellite can be calculated based on the revised bearing, latitude, and longitude coordinates for the satellite dish antenna.

    摘要翻译: 安装在停放车辆顶部的TVRO卫星天线系统自动确定其相对于两个地球同步卫星的位置和方位,然后使用该信息来准确计算任何其他地球同步卫星的方位角和高程。 磁罗盘产生系统的磁轴承信号。 车辆的估计纬度和经度由用户基于车辆的大致地理位置提供。 根据该信息计算出相对于卫星天线的第一地球同步卫星和第二地球同步卫星的估计位置。 卫星天线移动到与第一卫星的估计位置相对应的初始搜索位置,然后以搜索模式移动,直到接收机检测到所选频道的信号峰值。 基于卫星天线在检测信号峰值时的位置,计算出第一颗卫星的实际方位角和高程。 第二颗卫星重复这些步骤。 基于第一和第二卫星的实际方位角和高程来计算卫星天线天线的轴承,纬度和经度坐标。 最后,任何剩余的地球同步卫星的方位和仰角都可以根据卫星天线的轴承,纬度和经度坐标进行计算。

    Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to
satellites in a geosynchronous belt
    117.
    发明授权
    Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to satellites in a geosynchronous belt 失效
    将卫星天线自动定位到地球同步带卫星的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5471219A

    公开(公告)日:1995-11-28

    申请号:US210160

    申请日:1994-03-17

    CPC分类号: H01Q3/10 H01Q1/125 H01Q1/3275

    摘要: A receiver connected to the satellite dish antenna receives signals from an electronic compass for generating a magnetic direction signal. The approximate latitude and longitude values of the parked vehicle are displayed and the user of the system manually selects the latitude and longitude coordinates corresponding to the parked vehicle location. The receiver determines an initial search position for the satellite dish antenna based upon the magnetic reading and the entered latitude and longitude values. The satellite dish antenna is moved from an unstowed position to an initial search position. The satellite dish antenna is then moved in a first rectangular spiral search pattern to obtain a rough-tune position corresponding to the detection of a signal peak for a selected audio subcarrier frequency in a selected channel of a target satellite. The frequency selected is not present in corresponding selected channels of satellites near the target satellite. A fine-tune search is then performed and the method calculates all the azimuth and elevation positions of all remaining satellites.

    摘要翻译: 连接到卫星天线的接收机从电子罗盘接收信号以产生磁方向信号。 显示停放车辆的大致纬度和经度值,系统用户手动选择对应于停放车辆位置的纬度和经度坐标。 接收机根据磁读数和输入的纬度和经度值确定卫星天线天线的初始搜索位置。 卫星天线从无陀螺位置移动到初始搜索位置。 然后卫星天线天线以第一矩形螺旋搜索模式移动以获得对应于在目标卫星的所选频道中所选择的音频副载波频率的信号峰值的检测的粗略调整位置。 所选择的频率不存在于目标卫星附近的相应选定的卫星通道中。 然后执行微调搜索,并且该方法计算所有剩余卫星的所有方位角和仰角位置。

    Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to
satellites in a geosynchronous belt
    118.
    发明授权
    Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to satellites in a geosynchronous belt 失效
    将卫星天线自动定位到地球同步带卫星的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5296862A

    公开(公告)日:1994-03-22

    申请号:US978289

    申请日:1992-11-18

    CPC分类号: H01Q3/10 H01Q1/125 H01Q1/3275

    摘要: A receiver connected to the satellite dish antenna receives signals from an electronic compass for generating a magnetic direction signal. The approximate latitude and longitude values of the parked vehicle are displayed and the user of the system manually selects the latitude and longitude coordinates corresponding to the parked vehicle location. The receiver determines an initial search position for the satellite dish antenna based upon the magnetic reading and the entered latitude and longitude values. The satellite dish antenna is moved from an unstowed position to an initial search position. The satellite dish antenna is then moved in a first rectangular spiral search pattern to obtain a rough-tune position corresponding to the detection of a signal peak for a selected audio subcarrier frequency in a selected channel of a target satellite. The frequency selected is not present in corresponding selected channels of satellites near the target satellite. A fine-tune search is then performed and the method calculates all the azimuth and elevation positions of all remaining satellites.

    摘要翻译: 连接到卫星天线的接收机从电子罗盘接收信号以产生磁方向信号。 显示停放车辆的大致纬度和经度值,系统用户手动选择对应于停放车辆位置的纬度和经度坐标。 接收机根据磁读数和输入的纬度和经度值确定卫星天线天线的初始搜索位置。 卫星天线从无陀螺位置移动到初始搜索位置。 然后卫星天线天线以第一矩形螺旋搜索模式移动以获得对应于在目标卫星的所选频道中所选择的音频副载波频率的信号峰值的检测的粗略调整位置。 所选择的频率不存在于目标卫星附近的相应选定的卫星通道中。 然后执行微调搜索,并且该方法计算所有剩余卫星的所有方位角和仰角位置。

    Attitude control system for mobile antenna
    119.
    发明授权
    Attitude control system for mobile antenna 失效
    移动天线姿态控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US5061936A

    公开(公告)日:1991-10-29

    申请号:US582734

    申请日:1990-09-14

    申请人: Katsuo Suzuki

    发明人: Katsuo Suzuki

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/12 H01Q1/32 H01Q3/10

    摘要: The attitude of an antenna which is used with an artificial satellite emitting a radio wave is controlled by a combination of the establishment of an antenna attitude in accordance with gyro data, a small range conical scan which is conducted when a reception level is less than a first reference and at or above a second reference and is relatively high for altering the antenna attitude to a direction which provides a higher reception level, and a broader range search scan which is conducted when the reception level is less than the second reference and is relatively low for altering the antenna attitude to a direction which provides a higher reception level. In one manner, in order to reduce an antenna driving time, an antenna attitude is regarded as an optimum if a fluctuation which occurs in the reception level during the small range conical scan is small, and the first reference is updated to a value which is slightly less than a maximum value in the reception levels which are obtained during the conical scan. In second manner, the first reference is a fixed value, and as long as the reception level continuously remains at or above a given value, which may be the first reference, for example, gyro data is initialized at a given time interval in order to prevent an accumulated error in gyro data from increasing. In other words, data representing a start point and a variance from the start point are cleared.

    摘要翻译: 与发射无线电波的人造卫星一起使用的天线的姿态通过根据陀螺仪数据建立天线姿态的组合来控制,当接收电平小于一个时,进行小范围的锥形扫描 第一参考和等于或高于第二参考,并且相对较高以将天线姿态改变为提供较高接收电平的方向,以及当接收电平小于第二参考时进行的较宽范围搜索扫描,并且相对较高 将天线姿态改变为提供较高接收电平的方向为低。 以一种方式,为了减少天线驱动时间,如果在小范围锥形扫描期间在接收电平中发生的波动较小,则天线姿态被认为是最佳的,并且将第一参考值更新为 稍微小于在锥形扫描期间获得的接收电平中的最大值。 以第二方式,第一参考是固定值,并且只要接收电平连续地保持在等于或高于给定值(可以是第一参考),例如陀螺仪数据在给定的时间间隔被初始化,以便 防止陀螺仪数据的累积误差增大。 换句话说,表示起始点和起点偏差的数据被清除。

    Antenna system to reduce fading caused by multipath transmission
    120.
    发明授权
    Antenna system to reduce fading caused by multipath transmission 失效
    天线系统减少由多路径传输引起的衰落

    公开(公告)号:US4257048A

    公开(公告)日:1981-03-17

    申请号:US882247

    申请日:1978-02-28

    摘要: An antenna system including a single directional antenna having a single directional gain pattern for receiving electromagnetic waves in a certain direction. The orientation of the directional gain pattern is varied to vary the gain of the antenna in directions other than the certain direction in which electromagnetic waves are to be received. The gain is varied at a frequency higher than that of amplitude variations superimposed on the received electromagnetic waves while maintaining the gain substantially constant in the certain direction in which electromagnetic waves are to be received. The antenna gain variations in the directions other than the certain direction are effective to reduce the amplitude of received undesired electromagnetic waves and thereby diminish amplitude variations caused by these undesired electromagnetic waves.

    摘要翻译: 一种天线系统,包括具有用于沿某一方向接收电磁波的单向增益图案的单向天线。 改变方向增益图案的方向以改变除了要接收电磁波的特定方向之外的方向的天线的增益。 增益以比接收的电磁波叠加的振幅变化的频率高的方式变化,同时保持增益在要接收电磁波的一定方向上基本上恒定。 除特定方向之外的方向上的天线增益变化对于减小接收的不期望的电磁波的幅度是有效的,从而减小由这些不期望的电磁波引起的幅度变化。