Patent ID: 7193561
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. Phase-controlled antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements arranged in the area of a surface of a mobile device, wherein the phase-controlled antenna is arranged in at least one plane approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mobile device, a plurality of passive antenna elements are uniformly distributed around an active antenna element on peripheral circles each with a radius which is approximately a multiple of ¼·λ and perpendicular to the plane and/or being arranged as a group, wherein λ is operating wavelength, wherein the mobile device is a flying device and an antenna array comprising the active and the plurality of passive antenna elements is arranged in an area of wing tips of the flying device, and wherein a part of a wing which includes the antenna array is mounted so that it is pivotable in elevation about an axis arranged in a direction of flight.