US 11,917,425 B2
Variable beamwidth antenna control for aerial vehicles
Donald C. Kauffman, Laurel, MD (US); and Willard R. True, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,074.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180021 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 16/28 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18508 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
at least one height-measuring circuitry coupled to a vehicle, wherein the at least one height-measuring circuitry is configured to measure a height parameter of the vehicle;
a radio transceiver coupled to a portion of the vehicle, wherein the radio transceiver is configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal and to receive RF signals;
at least one processor configured to receive the height parameter from the at least one height-measuring circuitry; and
at least one antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements operatively coupled to the radio transceiver and operatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one antenna is configured to output the RF signal at a beamwidth,
wherein the at least one processor is operative to configure the at least one antenna to vary the beamwidth of the RF signal based on the height parameter.