Abstract: The invention relates to a communication device for arranging in an aircraft cabin, said device comprising: an antennae assembly designed so as to emit and receive communication data in a first frequency band of a communication network and to receive localization data in a second frequency band of a localization network, said antennae assembly comprising an antenna having a pattern of radiation revolving about a main axis, the radiation being at its maximum in the direction of said main axis, and a system for restraining the radiation, designed to limit the radiation outside said antenna axis; a modem connected to the antenna, designed so as to allow the emission and the reception of communication data via a communication network; and a localization data receiver.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 21, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2019
Assignees:
CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES, MVG INDUSTRIES, FLYOPS
Inventors:
Luc Duchesne, Xavier Joussaume, Patrick Dumon
Abstract: The invention relates to a communication device for arranging in an aircraft cabin, said device comprising: an antennae assembly designed so as to emit and receive communication data in a first frequency band of a communication network and to receive localisation data in a second frequency band of a localisation network, said antennae assembly comprising an antenna having a pattern of radiation revolving about a main axis, the radiation being at its maximum in the direction of said main axis, and a system for restraining the radiation, designed to limit the radiation outside said antenna axis; a modem connected to the antenna, designed so as to allow the emission and the reception of communication data via a communication network; and a localisation data receiver.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 21, 2015
Publication date:
January 5, 2017
Applicants:
CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES, MVG Industries, FLYOPS
Inventors:
Luc Duchesne, Xavier Joussaume, Patrick Dumon