摘要 |
An antenna array system includes a plurality of antenna array elements and an arr controller in communication with each of the array elements. Each array element further includes an antenna, a computing device, and a storage device maintaining a position vector uniquely identifying the position of its antenna within the array. The array controller broadcasts, to each array element, a signal including a direction vector representative of desired beam steering direction. Employing their respective computing devices, each arr element calculates its phase based upon stored position vector and the received direction vector. The antenna of each array element further emits an electromagnetic wave bas upon its calculated phase. The net electromagnetic wave resulting from combination of t respective emissions of the antenna array elements is aligned with the desired beam steering direction. |