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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications
- Sprachen: English
- Document Number: 20230412287
- Publication Date: December 21, 2023
- Appl. No: 17/224260
- Application Filed: April 07, 2021
- Claim: 1. A satellite pointing system of an automatic satellite tracking antenna using auxiliary LNBs, the satellite pointing system comprising: an antenna unit configured by coupling a main feeder receiving a satellite broadcast signal and two or more auxiliary feeders to an antenna; and a controller tracking a location of a target satellite by analyzing strength of each satellite signal received through the auxiliary feeders and generating a control signal for controlling a pointing direction of the antenna unit based on location information of the tracked target satellite, wherein the controller receives a satellite signal from one selected auxiliary feeder, analyzes current location information using the received satellite signal, and calculates a satellite orientation direction of the antenna unit according to the analyzed current location information to first generate a control signal, the controller receives a satellite signal from another selected auxiliary feeder, analyzes current location information using the received satellite signal, calculates a satellite orientation direction of the antenna unit according to the analyzed current location information, and compares the satellite orientation direction information based on the one auxiliary feeder and the satellite orientation direction information based on the other auxiliary feeder to correct the first generated control signal based on the one auxiliary feeder to generate a final control signal.
- Claim: 2. A satellite pointing system of an automatic satellite tracking antenna using auxiliary LNBs, the satellite pointing system comprising: an antenna unit configured by coupling a main feeder receiving a satellite broadcast signal and two or more auxiliary feeders to an antenna; and a controller tracking a location of a target satellite by analyzing strength of each satellite signal received through the auxiliary feeders and generating a control signal for controlling a pointing direction of the antenna unit based on location information of the tracked target satellite, wherein the controller simultaneously receives satellite signals from the two or more auxiliary feeders, analyzes current location information using the received satellite signals, and calculates a satellite orientation direction of the antenna unit according to the analyzed current location information to first generate a control signal, calculates each of satellite orientation directions using each of satellite signals simultaneously received from the two or more auxiliary feeders, and compares satellite orientation direction information based on one auxiliary feeder and satellite orientation direction information based on the other auxiliary feeder to correct the first generated control signal to generate a final control signal for controlling a pointing direction of the antenna unit.
- Claim: 3. The satellite pointing system of claim 1, wherein, in the antenna unit, the two or more auxiliary feeders are spaced equally apart from each other at a predetermined interval based on the main feeder.
- Claim: 4. The satellite pointing system of claim 2, wherein, in the antenna unit, the two or more auxiliary feeders are spaced equally apart from each other at a predetermined interval based on the main feeder.
- Claim: 5. The satellite pointing system of claim 1, further comprising: a switching unit switched under the control of the controller to select an operation of one auxiliary feeder or among the two or more auxiliary feeders.
- Claim: 6. A satellite pointing method of an automatic satellite tracking antenna using auxiliary LNBs, the satellite pointing method comprising: an origin checking operation of determining, by a controller, a current location of an antenna to check an origin; a satellite signal receiving operation of receiving, by the controller, a satellite signal by controlling operations of two or more auxiliary feeders configured to be coupled to the antenna; a control operation of tracking, by the controller, a target satellite by analyzing strength of the satellite signal received in the satellite signal receiving operation and generating a control signal for controlling a pointing direction of the antenna based on the tracked target satellite information; and a satellite pointing operation of moving, by the controller, a location of the antenna according to the control signal generated in the control operation, wherein the satellite signal receiving operation further includes a first receiving operation of receiving a satellite signal from one selected auxiliary feeder, and after the first receiving operation is performed, the control operation further includes a first control operation of analyzing current location information of the target satellite using the satellite signal received in the first receiving operation and calculating a satellite orientation direction of the antenna according to the analyzed current location information to first generate a control signal, after performing the first receiving operation and the first control operation, the satellite signal receiving operation further includes a second receiving operation of receiving a satellite signal from another selected auxiliary feeder, and after the second receiving operation is performed, the control operation further includes: a second control operation of analyzing current location information of the target satellite using the satellite signal received in the second receiving operation, calculating a satellite orientation direction of the antenna according to the analyzed current location information, comparing the calculated satellite orientation direction and the satellite orientation direction information based on the first control operation, and correcting the control signal based on the first control operation to generate a final control signal for controlling a pointing direction of the antenna.
- Claim: 7. A satellite pointing method of an automatic satellite tracking antenna using auxiliary LNBs, the satellite pointing method comprising: an origin checking operation of determining, by a controller, a current location of an antenna to check an origin; a satellite signal receiving operation of receiving, by the controller, a satellite signal by controlling operations of two or more auxiliary feeders configured to be coupled to the antenna; a control operation of tracking, by the controller, a target satellite by analyzing strength of the satellite signal received in the satellite signal receiving operation and generating a control signal for controlling a pointing direction of the antenna based on the tracked target satellite information; and a satellite pointing operation of moving, by the controller, a location of the antenna according to the control signal generated in the control operation, wherein the satellite signal receiving operation further includes a simultaneous receiving operation of simultaneously receiving satellite signals from the two or more auxiliary feeders, and the control operation further includes a simultaneous control operation of analyzing current location information of a target satellite collectively using the satellite signals simultaneously received in the simultaneous receiving operation, calculating a satellite orientation direction of the antenna according to the analyzed current location information to first generate a control signal, calculating each of the satellite orientation directions using each of the satellite signals simultaneously received from the two or more auxiliary feeders, comparing the satellite orientation direction information based on one auxiliary feeder and the satellite orientation direction information based on the other auxiliary feeder to correct the first generated control signal to generate a final control signal for additionally controlling a pointing direction of the antenna.
- Claim: 8. The satellite pointing method of claim 6, wherein, in the satellite pointing operation, the location of the antenna is moved according to the final control signal.
- Claim: 9. The satellite pointing method of claim 7, wherein, in the satellite pointing operation, the location of the antenna is moved according to the final control signal.
- Current International Class: 04; 04; 04; 04
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