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Antenna array for aircraft navigation system

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1. An aircraft navigation antenna system for simultaneously covering two synchronous satellites of a satellite navigation system comprising: an electronically phase-controlled antenna array with a plurality of individual radiators which are mounted on the aircraft and which can be controlled for the production of several mutually independent, differently directed beams at an operational frequency by phase controlling the feed to the different radiators with a Butler matrix consisting of a pair of feed lines with inductances in series and phase rotation members across said feed lines and wherein the number of inputs corresponds to the number of individual radiators so that the maximum number of mutually independent selectable beam directions coincides with the number of radiators; and a computer carried on said aircraft with a memory in which is stored a known flight path and said computer connected to said Butler matrix to select the correct beam directions during the flight by switching to the correct inputs of said Butler matrix.
2. An aircraft navigation antenna system for simultaneously covering two synchronous satellites of a satellite navigation system comprising: an electronically phase-controlled antenna array with a plurality of individual radiators which are mounted on the aircraft and which can be controlled for the production of several mutually independent, differently directed beams at an operational frequency by phase controlling the feed to the different radiators with a Butler matrix consisting of a pair of feed lines with inductances in series and phase rotation members across said feed lines and wherein the number of inputs corresponds to the number of individual radiators so that the maximum number of mutually independent selectable beam directions conincides with the number of radiators; and a threshold value detector on said aircraft which examines all beam directions and selects the direction of optimum reception and controls the inputs of said Butler matrix to obtain the optimum beam directions.
3. An aircraft navigation antenna system according to claim 1, wherein said antenna array is fed by a transmitter and the Butler matrix is connected in the high frequency stage.
4. An aircraft navigation antenna system according to claim 1, wherein an active transmission-reception radio frequency stage is connected to each individual radiator and said Butler matrix is connected in the intermediate frequency stage.
5. An aircraft navigation antenna system according to claim 1, wherein said Butler matrix is a 3 db coupler with two inputs and with a decoupling network mounted therebetween and when one input is fed, emits signals at said outputs which have been shifted 90* in phase, and, when the other input is fed emits signals which have phases at the output side that are opposite to those which occur when said one input is fed.
6. An aircraft navigation antenna system according to claim 1, wherein diode switches are provided for switching the inputs of said Butler matrix.
7. An antenna array for an aircraft navigation system utilizing a pair of earth satellites and a ground station wherein said antenna array is mounted on an aircraft and has a first portion controllable to provide a beam directed at the first satellite and a second portion controllable to provide a beam directed at the second satellite, each of said portions of antenna array comprising: a plurality of radiating elements; a pair of phase control matrices respectively connected to the radiating elements of said first and second portions and each having a number of input terminals corresponding to said radiating elements; a pair of switching means connected to said pair of phase control matrices to select particular input terminals control means connected to said pair of switching means to select the particular input terminals which provide beams directed at said satellites; and a pair of signal processing means connected to said switching means for receiving and transmitting intelligence via said antenna array.
8. An antenna array according to claim 7, wherein said control means comprises a computer with a memory in which is stored a record of flight of aircraft over the same course.
9. An antenna array according to claim 7, wherein said control means comprises a threshold circuit which samples all beam directions and controls said pair of switching means so that said first and second portions provide beams aimed at said pair of satellites.
10. An antenna array according to claim 7, wherein said pair of phase control matrices are in a radio frequency stage.
11. An antenna array according to claim 7, wherein said pair of phase control matrices are in an intermediate frequency stage.
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