Wireless Antenna Mount Remote Mechanical Azimuth and Tilt Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless telecommunication antenna adjustment methods, relying heavily on internal signal phase adjustments, often degrade signal strength and are inefficient, requiring frequent physical adjustments that are costly and hazardous due to environmental changes and increased bandwidth demands.
Innovation Solution
A remotely controllable antenna mount using AISG compatible motor control units for mechanical azimuth and tilt adjustments, allowing for physical orientation changes and signal phase fine-tuning, enabling remote control of antenna positioning and signal quality without compromising signal strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If internal signal phase adjustments are used to change coverage area, then antenna orientation adjustment is avoided, but signal strength is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of physically adjusting antenna orientation with an electrical/electronic system that adjusts the phase of signal elements. This substitution allows coverage area modification through electronic phase control rather than mechanical movement, avoiding the signal strength degradation associated with physical repositioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameters of the antenna system by adjusting the phase of individual signal elements electronically. By modifying the phase parameter rather than the physical position parameter, the system achieves coverage area adjustment without the negative effects of mechanical repositioning on signal strength.
2Reliability
If manual physical adjustment of antennas is performed, then coverage area can be optimized, but maintenance cost and safety risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment operations with an automated electronic phase control system. This eliminates the need for technicians to physically climb towers and manually reposition antennas, thereby reducing maintenance costs and safety risks while maintaining the ability to optimize coverage area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the antenna system to self-adjust its coverage area through electronic phase control without requiring external manual intervention. The system can autonomously optimize coverage by adjusting phase parameters, eliminating the need for costly and hazardous manual maintenance operations.
3Reliability
If frequent physical adjustments are made to antennas, then signal coverage can be maintained, but operational safety and cost are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces repeated mechanical physical adjustments with a single electronic phase control system that can dynamically adjust coverage area. This substitution eliminates the need for frequent technician interventions, thereby maintaining signal coverage stability while removing the safety risks associated with repeated climbing and physical manipulation of antennas.
Data Source
AI summary
A remotely controllable antenna mount (100) for use with a wireless telecommunication antenna (102) provides mechanical azimuth and tilt adjustment using AISG compatible motor control units (171/192) and AISG control and monitoring systems to remotely adjust the physical orientation of the antenna. The mount control units are serially interconnected with AISG antenna control units (ACUs) (104) which adjust electronic tilt mechanisms within the antenna itself. An AISG compatible mount azimuth control unit (MACU) (171) drives rotatable movement of the antenna through a range of azimuth angle positions. The antenna mount further includes a mechanical downtilt assembly interconnected between the antenna interface and the antenna. An AISG compatible mount tilt control unit (MTCU) (192) drives a linear actuator for physical downtilt of the antenna through a range of tilt angle positions.