Patent ID: 11881627
Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electronically steered antenna (ESA) terminal, the ESA terminal comprising:
a top block panel comprising a plurality of top panels, wherein each top panel comprises a plurality of series-connected top-columns, wherein each top-column comprises a first plurality of series-connected subarrays, wherein the top block panel is configured to communicate with one or more satellites at a first elevation angle; and
a plurality of side panels configured to communicate with the one or more satellites at a second elevation angle, wherein each side panel comprises a plurality of series-connected side-columns, and wherein each side-column comprises a second plurality of series-connected subarrays, wherein:
the top block panel and the plurality of side panels are configured to perform beam steering that covers a full or partial hemispheric field-of-view (FoV) using beams formed across the plurality of top panels and the plurality of side panels by transitioning to different beams between different panels across the plurality of side panels and the top block panel, and
the plurality of top panels and the plurality of side panels are scalable and flexibly modular.